# Developer Kirsten Westeinde talks Developing a Growth Mindset, the Early Days of Shopify, and Working with Go

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Author: Toni Akinwumi

Published: 2019-03-22T16:56:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Rails](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rails.md>), [Ruby](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ruby.md>), [Back end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend.md>), [web applications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-applications.md>), [elasticsearch](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/elasticsearch.md>), [Kafka](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kafka.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Low-Code / Internal Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internal-tools.md>)

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## AI overview

A profile of Shopify Development Manager Kirsten Westeinde describes her progression from an intern working on internal tools and Ruby on Rails applications to roles involving Shopify apps, partner-facing software, backend development, and team leadership. It also discusses Shopify's growth, developer documentation, career development, project scoping, delegation, and sharing knowledge with newer team members.

## Source excerpt

Meet Kirsten Westeinde, she's a Development Manager based in San Francisco, California. She's been working at Shopify for just over five years now and has seen the ebbs and flows of the company as it's continued to scale dramatically over the years.