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Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

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Shopware’s global tech ecosystem is driven by a talented community of developers who push the platform forward.

These individuals have made significant open-source contributions to Shopware’s core and plugin ecosystem, championed community initiatives, excelled in coding competitions, or even founded tech startups while staying hands-on with code. Below is an updated list of the most notable Shopware developers worldwide (in no particular order), recognized for their expertise and impactful involvement in the Shopware community:

  1. Stefan Hamann
  2. Daniel Nögel
  3. Oliver Skroblin
  4. Michael Telgmann
  5. Soner Sayakci
  6. Jonas Elfering
  7. Philipp Schuch
  8. Christian Rades
  9. David Neustadt
  10. Ramona Schwering
  11. Jan Bücker
  12. Christian Dangl
  13. Tobias Berge
  14. Melvin Achterhuis
  15. Fabian Blechschmidt
  16. Damian Culotta

Now, let’s dive into their background and why they stand out:

Stefan Hamann

Stefan Hamann - Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

Nationality: German

Stefan is the co-founder and Co-CEO of Shopware, launching the company (originally Hamann-Media) as a teenager in 2001.

A developer at heart, he architected early versions of the Shopware platform and set its open-source vision. Under Stefan’s technical leadership, Shopware grew from a small startup into a leading e-commerce solution, while staying true to core values of openness and innovation.

He continues to guide Shopware’s technological direction and community-driven development, bridging business strategy with deep technical understanding.

Daniel Nögel

Nationality: German

Daniel is Vice President of Engineering at Shopware AG and a long-time core developer.

He has been instrumental in building the technical foundation of Shopware, leading engineering teams to implement future-proof solutions. Daniel co-authored Shopware: Das Handbuch für Entwickler, a developer handbook for Shopware, demonstrating his commitment to educating and empowering the community. With a background as a consultant and researcher, he combines academic insight with practical coding expertise.

Daniel is a frequent speaker and writer on Shopware’s architecture and best practices, and under his guidance the platform’s development process has become more robust and community-inclusive.

Oliver Skroblin

Nationality: German

Oliver was a core developer at Shopware for 13+ years and one of the main contributors to the Shopware platform.

Renowned as a performance and optimization expert, he played a pivotal role in Shopware’s development – from prototyping new features to debugging complex issues. Oliver’s code efficiency and deep knowledge of Shopware’s internals have made him a go-to authority for high-performance Shopware solutions.

After his long tenure at Shopware, he now freelances as a Shopware expert, applying his extensive experience to help businesses with rapid prototyping and performance tuning.

Michael “Telgi” Telgmann

Michael Telgi Telgmann - Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

Nationality: German

Michael is a Principal Software Engineer at Shopware, known affectionately as “Telgi” in the community.

He has been working on Shopware’s core (particularly the Shopware 6 Framework team) and previously led development of Shopware 5 features. Michael has contributed countless patches, improvements, and plugins over the years, and is often seen assisting developers on forums and GitHub. He is also a speaker at Shopware Community Day events, where he’s shared insights on maintaining legacy systems (like Shopware 5 SafeFive) and preparing for Shopware 6.

His dedication to clean code and backward compatibility has made him a respected figure among Shopware developers.

Soner Sayakci

The best way to learn is to give back. Every pull request teaches you something new — and helps someone else too.

Nationality: Turkish

Soner, better known by his handle Shyim, is a core developer at Shopware AG and one of the most prolific open-source contributors in the Shopware ecosystem.

He has developed numerous tools and plugins (often under the FriendsOfShopware banner) that extend Shopware’s capabilities – for example, the Shopware Profiler and various developer utilities. Soner is highly active on GitHub, where he continuously contributes improvements to Shopware 6, and on community forums/Slack, where he helps other developers.

He also maintains a technical blog “Shyim’s Brain” with guides and tips for Shopware development. Shyim’s passion for open source has made him a key influencer in the community.

Jonas Elfering

Nationality: German

Jonas is the Head of Engineering – Platform at Shopware and a core architect behind Shopware 6.

With a background in software engineering, Jonas helped rethink Shopware’s architecture for the modern era, transitioning the platform to a decoupled, API-first approach. He has given talks (including a deep dive on Shopware 6 core architecture) to share how the new system is structured. Jonas also writes technical articles on topics like testability and design in the Shopware context, which have been featured in the community digests.

Under his leadership, the Shopware platform team emphasizes clean code and robust engineering practices.

Philipp Schuch

Philipp Schuch - Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

Nationality: German

Philipp is a Principal Software Engineer at Shopware and was a driving force behind the Shopware 6 administration (backend GUI) development.

With over a decade at Shopware, Philipp served as the Product Owner for the new admin interface during Shopware 6’s creation. He introduced modern frontend technologies (Vue.js) into the Shopware stack and helped shape the platform’s headless commerce capabilities. Philipp is also known in the community for sharing technical insights; for instance, he delivered a technical preview of the new administration at Shopware Community Day 2018.

His work ensures that Shopware’s admin is developer-friendly, extensible, and built with clean front-end architecture.

Christian Rades

Nationality: German

Christian is a Principal Software Engineer at Shopware, known for his emphasis on code quality and maintainability.

He has contributed to core development (including the Shopware cloud and app framework) and often represents Shopware in developer events. Christian has a keen interest in how code communicates intent, which he has spoken about at conferences like ConFoo. Within Shopware, he’s been involved in initiatives to improve developer experience – for example, blogging about pair programming and contributing to the open source developer documentation.

His thoughtful approach to software design helps ensure Shopware’s codebase remains robust as it evolves.

David Neustadt

Nationality: German

David is a Principal Software Engineer at Shopware and has been working with the platform since the days of Shopware 4 (around 2013).

With his long tenure, David has deep knowledge of both Shopware 5 and 6 internals. He led development on several core features and has mentored other core team members. David is also the original author of some early Shopware open-source projects and has guided the community through major transitions (like the migration from Shopware 5 to 6). He stays active in open source; his GitHub profile notes proficiency in the technologies underlying Shopware and his history of contributions.

David’s commitment to the platform and consistent technical contributions have made a lasting impact on Shopware’s success.

Ramona Schwering

Ramona Schwering - Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

Nationality: German

Ramona is a Software Engineer at Shopware with a passion for frontend development and quality assurance.

Starting her career in QA, she later transitioned to core development, giving her a unique dual perspective on building robust features. Ramona has been a key contributor to Shopware’s new Composable Frontends initiative – she even took the stage at Shopware Community Day 2023 to introduce the new frontend toolkit. In 2023, Ramona was recognized as a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Web Technologies, highlighting her expertise in modern web frameworks and testing.

Whether it’s implementing complex storefront features or writing end-to-end Cypress tests, she champions accessibility and code quality in Shopware’s frontend.

Jan Bücker

Nationality: German

Jan is a Cloud Engineer at Shopware AG and an open-source enthusiast.

Having been with Shopware for nearly a decade, Jan was deeply involved in the reengineering of the core for Shopware 6. He co-hosted an in-depth session on Shopware 6’s core architecture, explaining the inner workings of Shopware’s PHP and Symfony-based core to the community. In recent years, Jan has focused on Shopware’s cloud infrastructure and scalability, helping adapt Shopware for cloud-native deployments.

He is an active proponent of open source, maintaining various GitHub repositories and sharing tools/configurations for Shopware development. Jan’s blend of core development knowledge and cloud expertise has been invaluable as Shopware expands into SaaS offerings.

Christian Dangl

Christian Dangl - Best 16 Shopware Developers for eCom Success

Nationality: German

Christian  is the Head of Technical Development at dasistweb GmbH (a leading Shopware agency) and the creator of Dockware, the popular Docker-based Shopware development environment.

With over a decade of experience in PHP and system architecture, Christian has contributed significantly to the Shopware ecosystem by building tools that simplify developers’ lives. Dockware, in particular, allows developers to spin up Shopware instances in minutes and has become a go-to solution in the community. Christian is also a frequent speaker and writer: he’s authored articles on Shopware’s developer blog and given presentations (including on Dockware’s story and Shopware 6 best practices).

His focus on automation, containers, and developer experience has earned him a reputation as an innovator in the Shopware world.

Tobias Berge

Nationality: German

Tobias is a Frontend Developer at Shopware who specializes in the Shopware Storefront and accessibility improvements.

He has been with Shopware for several years and co-presented the introduction of Shopware’s new administration and API at developer conferences. Tobias plays a crucial role in implementing features that enhance the user experience in the storefront – for example, he has authored blog posts detailing Shopware’s compliance with the European Accessibility Act and related storefront enhancements.

His contributions often focus on improving UI interactions, optimizing the front-end build process, and ensuring the platform’s front-end is both modern and accessible. Tobias is also active in the community, sharing front-end tips and answering developer questions.

Melvin Achterhuis

Melvin is a Software Engineer at iO and a certified Shopware developer from the Netherlands.

He holds 5× Shopware certifications (Developer and Solution Specialist), reflecting a broad and deep mastery of the platform​. Melvin contributes to the Shopware community by creating open-source Shopware 6 plugins – many of which he showcases on his GitHub (for example, custom product box quantity selectors and Cloudflare Turnstile integration)​. He also participates in discussions on forums and in Shopware United initiatives to help improve the developer experience. In 2023, Melvin was among the community members thanked by Shopware for code contributions to the core​.

His proactive approach (from writing blog posts on Shopware topics to submitting pull requests) exemplifies the next generation of Shopware community leaders emerging beyond Germany.

Fabian Blechschmidt

Fabian is a well-known developer in the European e-commerce community who has lent his expertise to Shopware in recent years.

He initially made his mark in the Magento world (where he earned the nickname “Der Schrank”) and was active in the Firegento association. Seeing Shopware’s potential, Fabian became an early community board member of Shopware United​ helping to establish a bridge between Magento developers and Shopware. He now co-owns an agency (Winkelwagen and safefive/Mage One) focusing on Shopware and Magento solutions​. Fabian is a frequent speaker and blogger on technical topics; his LinkedIn posts often share clever Shopware code snippets or developer hacks (like debugging Shopware admin or optimizing imports).

By openly sharing knowledge and encouraging cross-platform collaboration, Fabian has become a catalyst for developers migrating to Shopware.

Damian Culotta

Damián is an Argentinian developer and one of the first prominent Shopware community figures outside of Europe​.

With over 15 years of experience (including as a Magento Certified Developer and ex-Blue Acorn engineer), Damián became interested in Shopware as it expanded globally. He joined the Shopware United Community Board in 2021, contributing his perspective as a non-European developer and helping Shopware outreach in Latin America. Damián is an avid blogger – on his personal site “I’m just a developer,” he documents his journey learning Shopware (in Spanish)​ providing valuable guidance for newcomers. He’s also appeared on the Shopware Unplugged podcast to discuss how Shopware can attract developers worldwide​.

While relatively new to Shopware’s ecosystem, Damián has applied his open-source knowledge to create example projects and encourage Spanish-speaking developers to adopt Shopware. His involvement underscores Shopware’s growing international and inclusive community.

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