Romain Pena Ruiz
Shopify & Frontend Developer — Custom Storefronts, Apps & Integrations
rom.penaruiz@gmail.com · (514) 415-4450 · Montreal, QC · romainpena.com · linkedin.com/in/romainpenaruiz
Frontend & Shopify developer with 6+ years of experience building custom storefronts, backend integrations, and web experiences — from pixel-perfect Figma implementations to production backend services. A background in psychology informs a user-first approach to every interface. Now independent, collaborating with agencies, designers, and product teams.
Experience
Field Office
Full Stack Developer · Jun 2021 – Oct 2025 · Montreal, QC
- · Developed a daily database-to-Shopify sync app for Animo etc — automating bulk product creation and updates via webhooks, with custom inventory deduction logic overriding Shopify's default behavior
- · Built the full Atari Shopify storefront from Figma — MetaMask wallet sync for NFT purchases, Trevco integration to track fulfilled order status, and a custom fulfillment backend routing orders by shipping partner
- · Delivered pixel-perfect Liquid themes from Figma for clients including TOGETHXR, Jayson Home, and &OR Collective; ongoing retainer work including custom checkout app, cart and nav redesigns
- · Built cinematic scroll experiences with GSAP and Framer Motion; bilingual storefronts using next-intl; CMS integrations with Sanity, Contentful, and Prismic
- · Webflow builds including Groupe Copley, a bilingual EN/FR luxury real estate platform
- · Led Sanity v2 → v3 migration for Octasic (Next.js), a Montreal defense tech company building RF and wireless solutions for military and law enforcement
Le Wagon Montreal
Teaching Assistant · Mar 2021 – Jan 2025 · Montreal, QC
- · Supported students in building full-stack projects using Ruby on Rails, REST APIs, SQL, JavaScript, and Bootstrap
- · Provided hands-on guidance during project phases, helping career-changers debug, architect, and ship working applications
Beslogic Inc
Full Stack Developer · Sep 2019 – Apr 2020 · Montreal, QC
- · Full-stack development on enterprise web applications using C#, ASP.NET Core, Angular, and TypeScript
- · Collaborated with a team to plan, build, and maintain robust solutions; wrote extensible code and improved existing interfaces and performance
Education
Le Wagon
Web Development Bootcamp · 2019 · Montreal
Cal State Long Beach
BA Psychology · 2018 · Long Beach, CA