Our services
Resources
Know-How vs. Power
Those already running a successful e-commerce operation often face the challenge of an increasing number of business-critical tasks that regularly exceed both internal capacity and that of an agency. Even when the required know-how is available and the tasks are clear, there simply aren’t enough people to handle the urgent workload.
Next Step: own development team
When the expertise is there, and the need is consistent, it makes sense to build your own in-house development team. The advantages are obvious: immediate availability, full control over priorities, and lower costs compared to agency day rates.
The developer – the unknown factor
Many retailers face a challenge: their employer brand in the tech sector. They often aren’t seen as attractive employers for developers. The culture, environment, and working methods of many retailers don’t align with the expectations of the young tech elite. Talent is expensive to acquire but often not retained. As a result, they end up with mediocre developers at high costs—leading to high effort and low returns in a competitive job market. The price-performance ratio just isn’t right.

The Off-/Nearshoring Solution
Hiring highly specialized IT professionals from abroad is becoming an increasingly popular solution to this problem. However, success stories and horror stories about developers from India, Romania, Lithuania, or Portugal are equally common. So, how do you start, and what should you look out for? To take the first steps successfully, you’ll need another new skill—Integration Management.
We might be able to help
This is precisely the sweet spot of Shopmacher Resources. We help ambitious digital companies with ongoing high development needs build their own development teams (starting with 3 FTE). We staff the initial team based on concrete requirements, manage onboarding, provide on-site management, and advise you on workflow and integration management from Germany. Once your team is running smoothly, you can fully take over when needed.
Why do we know how this works?
Since 2016, we’ve been working with developers from Asia and now operate two locations in Vietnam with a total of 25 colleagues, seamlessly integrated into our intercontinental development teams.


What else we can do
Shopmacher Operations
Know-how, capacity, and development power on demand.
Shopmacher Consulting
Our experts provide their expertise to help you.
Health check
How healthy and future-proof is your platform?