CBD + Barangaroo financial services
SaaS marketing sites + product apps for APRA + ASIC-regulated banks, neobanks, payment infrastructure, InsurTech, hedge fund tooling. SOC 2 + APP documentation, Stripe + GoCardless + AusPayNet integrations.
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Agency in Sydney.
Web design, Shopify development, mobile apps, and brand identity for Sydney brands. We work with Atlassian and Canva alumni SaaS, CBD fintech, Surry Hills creator brands, and surf and fashion DTC. AEST / AEDT coverage, on-site discovery in Surry Hills, the CBD, and Pyrmont.
Atlassian + Canva alumni. Surry Hills DTC.
Sydney's economy runs four distinct markets. The CBD and Barangaroo anchor Australia's financial services cluster: the Big Four banks, Macquarie, and AMP, plus fintech and InsurTech startups regulated by APRA and ASIC.
The post-Atlassian founder pipeline is remarkable. Atlassian, Canva, SafetyCulture, Linktree, and Airwallex all started here. Surry Hills, Pyrmont, and Chippendale concentrate the creative-tech and design-led product founders.
Bondi, Manly, and Newtown drive a thriving DTC scene: surf, lifestyle, fashion, and coffee brands. We work AEST / AEDT across Surry Hills, the CBD, Pyrmont, Bondi, Newtown, Manly, Paddington, and Barangaroo with on-site discovery.
Australian Eastern Time. Full overlap with our Sydney office.
Sydney runs on Australian Eastern Time (AEST). You get a full working day overlap with our Sydney satellite office and Delhi HQ. The clock below shows when we collaborate every day.
Four Greater Sydney patterns.
Atlassian-alumni SaaS founders
Marketing sites + product platforms for the wide post-Atlassian SaaS founder network, productivity, design tools, AdTech, MarTech, AI tooling. Next.js + Vercel default, Series-A-and-up audience expects clean architecture and CWV green on launch.
Surf + lifestyle + fashion DTC
DTC surf, swimwear, fashion, lifestyle apparel, beauty rooted in Bondi, Manly, Surry Hills, Paddington. Editorial photography respecting Australian sun + sea palette, AUD currency, careful shipping math for international markets.
Cafe + craft beverage + food DTC
Sydney's coffee + cafe + craft beverage scene produces steady DTC consumer brand work, specialty coffee roasters, craft beer, gin distilleries, premium food. Subscription scope, retail dual-channel.
Five services for Sydney brands.
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Shopify developer in Sydney
Shopify Plus, Hydrogen headless, AUD + multi-currency via Shopify Markets, Klaviyo retention, AusPost integration.
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Web design agency near me in Sydney
Editorial design system, accessible site, Australian Privacy Principles compliance, Core Web Vitals green.
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Web development company Sydney
Next.js + Vercel marketing sites, custom platforms for APRA-aware fintech, SOC 2 + APP-ready engineering.
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Mobile app developer Sydney
Native iOS, Native Android, React Native, fintech consumer (APP-aware), surf + lifestyle companion, creator platforms.
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Brand identity agency Sydney
Logo, type, color, motion, voice, Australian sun + sea palette, peer set Frost Design, For The People, RE Agency.
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SaaS MVP for Sydney founders
90-day MVP for post-Atlassian Sydney SaaS founders, fintech, AdTech, AI tooling.
Looking for a Shopify developer or web designer near you in Sydney?
We work with brands across Sydney, the CBD, Surry Hills, Bondi, Newtown, Manly, and Paddington. Greater Sydney coverage extends to Parramatta, North Sydney, Chatswood, Hornsby, the Inner West, the Eastern Suburbs, and the Northern Beaches.
On-site discovery runs in Surry Hills, the CBD, or Pyrmont. We work Mon-Fri 9-6 AEST with weekly Friday demos on Sydney time and same-business-day Slack response.
For global teams, we coordinate overlap windows. Early Sydney mornings sync with late US afternoons. Early Sydney evenings sync with early UK mornings.
How a Sydney engagement actually runs.
Every Sydney engagement scopes into one of three standard shapes before signing. You pick the shape that matches your stage, not a generic retainer.
Each shape includes fixed discovery, a named pod, and AEST-aligned delivery. Our Sydney satellite office runs local kickoffs and launches. Weekly Friday demos at 10:00 AEST and same-business-day Slack Mon and Fri, 9-5 AEST.
Scope and timeline come first. We quote against deliverables, never against an hourly rate.
shape 01 · 12-16 weeks
Sydney Shopify Plus
Two-week in-person discovery at our Sydney office, then design system and Shopify Admin API build. Editorial storefront, dealer locator, dual-channel catalog, then Sydney-based pod handover at launch. For Surry Hills, Paddington, and Bondi brands at AU$50K to AU$2M MRR. Contact for a scoped quote.
shape 02 · 12-16 weeks
Big-4 fintech SaaS + APRA
Next.js and Stripe for Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Macquarie, Atlassian, and Canva corridor. SOC 2 Type II, APRA CPS 234 and 230 controls, audit-trail logging, role-based admin, careful PII handling. Milestone-based with first milestone refundable. Contact for a scoped quote.
shape 03 · 8-12 weeks
Premium Sydney brand identity
Logo, modular type scale, color, motion tokens, voice, and a handed-off Figma library. For Surry Hills, Newtown creator brands, and Sydney operator-led DTC. Considered Sydney weight: harbour-confident without cliche, premium without dated. Contact for a scoped quote.
Why the Sydney stack is finance-meets-tech-meets-DH-on-the-ground.
Sydney is Australia's financial centre. Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, Macquarie Group, and the Australian Securities Exchange anchor the city.
Sydney's tech corridor is the Southern Hemisphere's largest: Atlassian HQ, Canva HQ, plus Google, Microsoft, and AWS regional offices.
We run a real Sydney satellite office, not a virtual presence. You get in-person kickoffs in the CBD, on-the-ground launch support, and quarterly reviews without a "we'll fly in" caveat. Most Sydney briefs need either APRA-aware Big-4 fintech SaaS work or premium DTC for Surry Hills, Paddington, and Bondi. We have a local pod on call, which is rare for us.
Mon, Fri 9-5 AEST
Full Sydney working day with same-business-day Slack response.
10:00 AEST Fri
Weekly recorded demo on every engagement.
Sydney satellite + NY + Delhi HQ
Real Sydney office with on-the-ground kickoff and launch.
Five answers.
Are you really a Shopify developer near me in Sydney?
Yes. We cover AEST and AEDT with on-site discovery in Sydney. Workshops happen at your office, ours, or neutral spaces in Surry Hills, the CBD, Pyrmont, Chippendale, or Barangaroo. Most engagements include at least one in-person workshop plus quarterly in-person reviews. Day-to-day work is remote with weekly Friday demos, Sydney-hours schedule, and 4-hour Slack response Mon-Fri 9-6 AEST.
Do you build for APRA-regulated fintech founders?
Yes. Sydney's fintech cluster is Australia's largest. We build for APRA, ASIC, and AUSTRAC-regulated products depending on type. We ship Next.js and Vercel marketing sites, custom platforms with Postgres and Prisma, SOC 2 and APP-ready configurations, careful PII and PCI handling, Stripe and GoCardless integrations, AusPayNet, and CDR (Open Banking) where needed. We don't handle regulatory submissions (that's your compliance team), but we ship engineering they can audit cleanly.
Do you handle Australian Privacy Principles compliance on Sydney sites?
Yes. Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988 are the floor for all consumer-facing work. The Spam Act 2003 governs marketing. We ship cookie consent flows, careful PII handling, Notifiable Data Breaches procedures, and Privacy Notices that match your actual data flow. For brands with EU customers, we coordinate APP and GDPR side by side.
What Sydney brand archetypes do you specialize in?
Four main archetypes. CBD and Barangaroo financial services with APP and APRA documentation. Atlassian-alumni SaaS founders with clean architecture and green Core Web Vitals. Surf, lifestyle, and fashion DTC with Australian sun and sea palette. Cafe, craft beverage, and food DTC with subscription and retail channels.
Can we meet in person in Sydney?
Yes. Discovery workshops are on-site at your office, ours, or neutral spaces: Stone & Chalk CBD, Tank Stream Labs, WeWork Pyrmont, or coworking in Surry Hills. Week-to-week work happens via weekly recorded demos and Slack on Sydney time. Retainer engagements include quarterly in-person reviews.
§ FAQ · questions
Five answers for Sydney founders.
Do you have an office in Sydney?
Yes. We run a real Sydney satellite office alongside New York and Delhi HQs plus London and Lucknow satellites. We work AEST Mon-Fri with same-day Slack response. The Sydney pod handles in-person kickoffs, launches, and quarterly reviews locally.
What's a typical Sydney engagement scope?
Three standard shapes. Shopify Plus or custom-platform builds run 8 to 16 weeks: Discover, Design, Build, Launch, Optimize. Web-design sprints run 6 to 10 weeks for brands with existing platforms needing storefront, mobile, and brand system work. Engineering retainers cover monthly senior developer hours with unused hours rolling. We scope shape and price before signing.
What kinds of Sydney brands do you typically work with?
Operator-led brands: Atlassian and Canva alumni SaaS, CBD financial services, Surry Hills and Bondi creator DTC, surf and fashion. We fit brands with 50K+ monthly revenue, a real growth roadmap, and a named operator available weekly. We're wrong for pre-revenue concepts without product-market fit, and we'll say so on the discovery call.
Will you fly to Sydney for kickoff or quarterly reviews?
Yes. Retainer engagements include quarterly in-person sessions in Sydney metro at your location or a neutral spot. Shopify Plus and custom-platform builds include launch-week and 60-day post-launch review trips in scope. Travel sits inside your project budget from the start, not as a surprise line item.
How quickly can you scope a Sydney project?
30-minute discovery calls book within a week of first contact. Written scope and fixed-price quote come back within 48 hours of that call. For Shopify Plus replatforms and custom-platform builds, we layer 5 to 7 business days of technical discovery before the quote becomes binding. Migration data models and integration surface area drive timeline more than visible design.
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years shipping
2K+
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4.9
Trustpilot · 70 reviews
accredited & verified
Atlassian-alumni SaaS. AEST / AEDT.
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§ · Sydney market
The kind of operator-led brands Sydney runs on.
We build for the operator-led brands that define Sydney's commerce , names like Bondi Born and Firedoor , founder-run businesses that outgrew their templates and needed real engineering.
Independent Sydney businesses cited as market context , not Digital Heroes clients.
§ · Sydney coverage
Sydney areas + neighborhoods we serve.
We work remotely with Sydney brands across the metro, from our New York HQ team with daily 9, 1 ET overlap. Coverage spans Surry Hills, Newtown, Bondi, Paddington, Chippendale, Barangaroo, Darlinghurst and Manly.
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§ · talk to us
Start your Sydney project.
Call our New York HQ, or book a 30-minute intro call , we scope your Sydney build on the call and send a fixed quote within 48 hours.
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