Mario Vicuña

I build Shopify stores that teams can keep changing.

I’m a systems engineer and Shopify developer with more than nine years in ecommerce. I spent the last six building high-conversion stores for international DTC brands at Trafilea Group, and before that led Magento to Shopify migrations at Redstage.

Today I work across the whole Shopify surface: Online Store 2.0 themes, embedded apps, checkout extensions and Shopify Functions, and Hydrogen storefronts. I care about the parts merchants feel: speed, a theme editor that makes sense, and features that keep working after the next app install.

I write a short spec before I write code, ship through reviewed pull requests, and use Claude Code and Codex every day to move faster without lowering the bar.

Based in
Venezuela · UTC−4
Languages
Spanish (native), English (C1)
Education
Systems Engineering, Universidad de los Andes
Status
Open to full-time remote roles and select freelance projects

Experience

  1. Dec 2019 — Jun 2026

    Shopify Developer · Trafilea Group

    • Built high-conversion Shopify stores for international DTC brands.
    • Ran A/B tests that increased Facebook ad ROAS by 15%.
    • Reduced load times by 35% on average through Core Web Vitals optimization.
    • Shipped AI-powered product recommendations and engagement features.
  2. Aug 2016 — Aug 2019

    Shopify Developer · Redstage

    • Led Magento to Shopify migrations with zero downtime and full data integrity.
    • Built scalable custom themes for high-traffic ecommerce.
    • Developed an internal CRM system that improved operational efficiency.

Every skill links to the work that shows it.

Toolbox

Shopify

  • Shopify Plus
  • Online Store 2.0
  • Liquid
  • Theme blocks
  • Metafields & metaobjects
  • Checkout extensibility
  • Shopify Functions
  • Hydrogen

APIs

  • Admin GraphQL API
  • Storefront API
  • Customer Account API
  • Section Rendering API
  • Cart API
  • Webhooks

Front end

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Web components
  • CSS
  • Accessibility (WCAG 2.2)

Delivery

  • Core Web Vitals
  • A/B testing
  • Migrations
  • Git & PR review
  • CI
  • Claude Code & Codex