# What Being a Staff Developer Means at Shopify

DevFeed: [What Being a Staff Developer Means at Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/what-being-a-staff-developer-means-at-shopify-1672.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/what-being-a-staff-developer-means-at-shopify>)

Author: Rose Wiegley

Published: 2023-03-29T14:00:01Z

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: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/shopify.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [software-engineer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-engineer.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains that a staff developer is an individual contributor whose impact and seniority can match those of a manager. At Shopify, staff developers write code while leading technical projects, building large-scale systems, making important technical decisions, and demonstrating leadership through technical excellence and broad project experience.

## Source excerpt

A staff developer is an adaptable engineering leader that's comfortable working with ambiguity.