She Went From Freelancer to Working at Shopify

👨‍🎓 Automate More. Build Faster. Land Better Opportunities with AI: https://codingwithjan.com/ai-develope... 🎬 About this Video A conversation with Coralie Delarue, who went from freelancing on a French platform to working full-time at Shopify as a Lead Technical Architect. She started with a tiny first Shopify project she barely knew how to build, raised her daily rate step by step from €300 to €700, and grew a LinkedIn following that eventually put her on Shopify's radar. We talk about how she landed her first clients, how and when she raised her prices, why she started posting content (and how it compounded), what her Growth Services role actually involves, and how the Shopify hiring process worked from the inside. If you're freelancing in Shopify or thinking about building a personal brand, there's a lot here. ⏳ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:26 How She Started Freelancing 07:02 Setting and Raising Her Rates 13:04 Building a Personal Brand on LinkedIn 23:29 Why She Went Full-Time at Shopify 26:00 Her Role at Shopify (Growth Services) 36:15 How the Shopify Hiring Process Worked 45:56 Advice for Beginners 🔎 SEO Description An interview with Coralie Delarue on going from Shopify freelancer to Lead Technical Architect at Shopify. She shares how she found her first freelance clients on the Malt platform, how she raised her daily rate from €300 to €700 over a few years, why raising prices changed the type of work and clients she attracted, and how consistently posting on LinkedIn built the visibility that led Shopify to reach out. Also covers what the Growth Services team does (speed, SEO, CRO, and web dev services for merchants) and a step-by-step look at Shopify's hiring process. Useful for Shopify freelancers, developers, and anyone weighing freelance vs full-time work. 🤝 Connect on LinkedIn:   / jan-frey   📧 Contact: https://codingwithjan.com