# The Magic of Merlin: Shopify's New Machine Learning Platform

DevFeed: [The Magic of Merlin: Shopify's New Machine Learning Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-magic-of-merlin-shopify-s-new-machine-learning-platform-1491.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/merlin-shopify-machine-learning-platform>)

Author: Isaac Vidas

Published: 2022-04-06T13:30:00Z

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: [AI, ML & Data Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-ml-data-engineering.md>), [Training AI Models](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/training-ai-models.md>), [recommendation systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/recommendation-systems.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [inference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/inference.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [machine-learning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/machine-learning.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [recommendation-systems](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/recommendation-systems.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [training](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/training.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify describes Merlin, a machine learning platform designed to streamline model workflows from training and testing through deployment, serving, and monitoring. The platform uses an open-source stack and initially focuses on training and batch inference.

## Source excerpt

Merlin, Shopify's machine learning platform that can handle different (often conflicting) requirements, inputs, data types, dependencies, and integrations.