Shape Apache Flink infrastructure at Shopify while solving distributed systems challenges across streaming and batch data processing platforms.

As a Staff Engineer, you will guide Shopify’s Streaming Compute platform at significant scale. Your work spans Apache Flink internals, developer experience, performance, reliability, and cost-effective operations. You will support pipelines powering recommendations, catalog, analytics, and core products.

Key Responsibilities:

- Shape technical direction for the Streaming Compute platform
- Debug and tune Apache Flink at engine level
- Improve pipeline development, performance, and platform reliability
- Drive cross-team initiatives from ambiguous problems to shipped outcomes




- Contribute to Flink and its open source ecosystem

Requirements:

- Established Apache Flink expertise from production operation at scale
- Understanding of runtime, state, checkpointing, memory, and connectors
- Strong distributed systems fundamentals across stream and batch processing
- Experience with Kubernetes and data infrastructure resource management
- Ability to mentor senior engineers and lead through influence

Bring Apache Flink expertise, distributed systems depth, and technical leadership to Shopify’s Streaming Compute platform.

📌 Staff Apache Flink Infrastructure Engineer (Montreal)
🏢 Shopify
📍 Montreal