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Two weeks into my new gig @Shopify! 
First things first: Onboarding here is AMAZING so THANK YOU to everyone who has made onboarding amazing. Thread of learnings and pleasant surprises so far.
First things first: Onboarding here is AMAZING so THANK YOU to everyone who has made onboarding amazing. Thread of learnings and pleasant surprises so far.
Shopify is truly mission-driven and merchant-obsessed. 
We're constantly asking:
- How can we make commerce better for everyone?
- What is best for our merchants?
- And how do we arm the rebels when tech also enables monopolies and centralization?
We're constantly asking:- How can we make commerce better for everyone?
- What is best for our merchants?
- And how do we arm the rebels when tech also enables monopolies and centralization?
One of our values is "build for the long-term." Doing things right matters. We want to be a 100-year company. 
This matters a lot to me, especially as an engineer.
This matters a lot to me, especially as an engineer.
Shopify has chosen to "default to open internally" - and built the tooling for this. Different companies make different choices here - highlighted recently by @DanRose999 in this thread https://twitter.com/DanRose999/status/1362237410742919169 - but I love Shopify's approach. It makes remote work.
There's a company-wide "no meetings Wednesday," and the leadership team frequently reminds us of the maker schedule. 
http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html
I didn't know what "cargo culting" was before joining - now I know it as one of a small constellation of key "mental models." 
Shopify sees the world through these models, and I think they enable better decisions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult
Shopify sees the world through these models, and I think they enable better decisions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult
Least surprising and best of all: Shopifolk are amazing!
I'll continue to share what I'm learning, but there's also a lot I can't share: "default to open internally" but "default to secrecy externally." If you want in, let me know! Shopify is hiring 2021 engineers in 2021!
I'll continue to share what I'm learning, but there's also a lot I can't share: "default to open internally" but "default to secrecy externally." If you want in, let me know! Shopify is hiring 2021 engineers in 2021!
