Staff Data Engineer

Build the data systems that power global commerce. As a Staff Data Engineer at Shopify, you’ll architect pipelines that transform complex information into valuable insights. Your work will shape our technical direction and help millions of merchants make smarter decisions. Whether optimizing data models or creating new analytics tools, your expertise drives what’s possible here. Ready to solve challenges that matter? Key responsibilities Design and implement scalable models and streaming or real-time pipelines that drive insights and innovation. Transform raw information into intelligence to support merchant success and excellence. Collaborate closely with product teams to ensure quality and integrity across platforms. Optimize workflows and infrastructure to enhance performance and scalability. Lead efforts in peer-reviewing and standardizing practices to uphold benchmarks. This role may require on-call work. Qualifications Experience designing and building streaming or real-time data pipelines, including hands-on work with event-driven architectures and high-throughput data systems (e.g., Flink, Spark Streaming, Kafka, or equivalent). Extensive data modeling experience, utilizing various paradigms and techniques. Strong analytical skills and experience with visualization tools. Proficiency with SQL, Python, and relevant technologies. Experience with batch transformation and warehouse layers on cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure. Proven ability to translate complex information into strategic insights while working effectively with teams. At Shopify, we pride ourselves on moving quickly, not just in shipping, but in our hiring process as well. If you’re ready to apply, please be prepared to interview with us within the week. Our goal is to complete the entire interview loop within 30 days. Ready to turn raw data into product gold? Join the team that’s making commerce better for everyone. About the discipline Engineering. It’s our DNA Engineering isn’t a department at Shopify. It’s our DNA. The engineers who thrive here care about the code, the system, and the merchants relying on both. They want hard problems and uncomfortable growth. They find solutions without waiting for permission. They ship weekly. They want commerce to work better for everyone. So does our founder, Tobi, who still codes and still shapes where this thing is going. They’re open source nerds. They pair program because two brains write better code than one. New tools, new models, new approaches. They experiment constantly. Most of what’s standard here started as someone hacking on something. They use AI like a keyboard, reflexively and everywhere, to clear the mundane and make room for thinking. And they work in the open. The fastest way to learn here is to watch someone better than you do the work. If that sounds like you, come build with us. Infrastructure engineering Infrastructure Engineers at Shopify build and maintain the systems that handle millions of requests per second and billions of dollars in transactions. At that scale, performance gains matter and weak assumptions surface quickly. Your systems power the experience for millions of entrepreneurs and buyers every minute of every day, including peak events like Black Friday. Engineers at Shopify spend the majority of their time actually writing code to build and improve infrastructure. You’ll solve problems that don’t exist anywhere else, with challenges that push what’s possible. If that lights you up, come build with us. Growth and rewards Mastery-matched compensation ~Mastery At Shopify, getting better at your craft and increasing your impact is how you grow. Twice a year, we assess both in our ~Mastery cycle, Shopify’s performance review. Achieving higher ~Mastery is a promotion, and when you earn a promotion your total rewards grow with it. Crafter and manager are equal paths, so you can pursue excellence in the craft you’re best at. Total rewards With Flex Comp, your Rewards Wallet gives you agency over your compensation mix. Adjust your mix of cash, restricted share units, and stock options (including programs like Long-Term Equity)* to where it makes sense for you, and mix it up anytime as life and priorities change. Buying a house? Want more skin in the game? Just experimenting? It’s your call. * Flex Comp program offerings vary based on location, role, and employment type. Full details are set out in our Terms & Conditions and related plan documents. Built for real life Room for the rest of your life Flexible work, remote by design A flexible vacation policy means most Shopifolk can take the vacation days they feel they need to recharge. If a change of everyday scenery is more your jam, Destination 90 means you can work from (almost) anywhere in the world for 90 days of the year. Your setup Your battlestation is your home base. Request the desk, chair, and AV gear you need to get shit done. Benefits You need ’em, we’ve got ’em. Our health and welfare benefits may include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance depending on your country. If you’re in a country without a package, you’ll receive a monthly allowance. We also offer mental health support for you and your dependents, including immediate and confidential services like counseling and coaching sessions. Family support We offer fertility benefits globally, along with paid parental leave to welcome a new family member. Applying to work here Show us your craft Read the candidate guide Life story The Life Story is how we understand the themes of your career journey so far, human to human. What you’ve learned, and how you made a difference. Show us the trophies and the bruises: the problems you’ve solved, the challenges you encountered, the decisions you made, and the lessons you learned along the way. Craft assessment Craft interviews Pssst. Extraordinary technical work speaks for itself. Skip the resume. Show us what you’ve built instead.