Shopify Developer Needed — Specialty Coffee E-commerce Site with Membership Program (Hong Kong)

About Us We are a Hong Kong-based specialty coffee roastery and research/education farm based in Mui Wo, Lantau Island. We source green coffee beans directly from origin, roast them in-house, and sell freshly roasted beans to home brewers, coffee enthusiasts, and the wider specialty coffee community across Hong Kong. In addition to coffee retail, we operate a small research and education farm where we trial coffee processing techniques, host educational sessions, and develop our broader brand story around craft, origin, and place. We are now launching the e-commerce arm of our business as Phase 1 of a longer roadmap that will eventually include workshops, farm tours, wholesale, and multi-language expansion. For now, we are focused on getting a clean, professional, conversion-ready online shop live so we can begin selling beans, signing up members, and supporting our marketing campaigns. Project Overview We need an experienced Shopify developer (or small studio) to build our e-commerce website from the ground up. The site must be responsive, fast, well-designed, and structured to support both one-off coffee bean purchases and a custom prepaid membership program we are calling "Coffee Reserve." We have a detailed scope brief ready to share with shortlisted candidates. The summary below should be enough for you to assess fit and submit an initial proposal. Platform Shopify (Basic or Shopify plan, to be confirmed based on your recommendation) Customized theme (free or paid Shopify theme — we are open to recommendations) Mobile-first responsive design Custom domain with SSL, email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) Key Deliverables Website pages: Home, Shop, Product pages, Coffee Reserve / Membership page, Our Story, Our Farm, Brewing Guides, Contact, FAQ, Account, Cart and Checkout Legal pages: Privacy Policy, Terms & Conditions, Shipping Policy, Refund Policy, Membership Terms Products: Multiple coffee origin SKUs, each with size variants (200g / 500g / 1000g) and grind options (whole bean, espresso, filter, French press, Aeropress) Inventory tracking, tasting notes, origin information, brewing recommendations Product photography and copy will be provided by us Coffee Reserve Membership (the most custom part): Prepaid 3-month and 6-month membership tiers, each with three volume options (200g / 500g / 1000g per month) Customer selects coffee preferences, grind type, and delivery dates at checkout Treated as a one-time prepaid purchase with scheduled fulfillment (NOT auto-recurring) Internal tracking system for scheduled monthly deliveries (we are open to using a Shopify app or a Google Sheet workflow — please advise) Customer-facing membership status page (deliveries remaining, next ship date) Email notifications: welcome, pre-shipment reminders, mid-membership check-in, renewal reminder, renewal thank-you Payment: Stripe (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay) AlipayHK / WeChat Pay (please advise on the best HK gateway option) Optional: FPS / bank transfer alternative for high-value membership purchases Shipping & fulfillment: Hong Kong shipping zones (HK Island, Kowloon, NT, outlying islands) Integration with SF Express, Lalamove, or Zeek (we are open to your recommendation) Free shipping threshold for one-off orders, free shipping included for memberships Local pickup option from Mui Wo Email marketing: Klaviyo or Shopify Email setup Newsletter signup, welcome series, abandoned cart recovery Branded transactional emails (order confirmation, shipping, delivery) SEO & analytics: On-page SEO setup, structured data for products, sitemap submission Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, Google Search Console Page speed optimization (target 80+ on mobile) Other integrations: WhatsApp Business chat widget Instagram feed (optional)