Join Shopify's dynamic engineering team, where code is core and innovation drives commerce forward. As a Java Search Infrastructure Engineer, you'll build distributed systems that power search query serving across billions of products. Collaborate with platform engineers and SREs to create scalable, resilient search infrastructure that helps merchants succeed at the infinite game of entrepreneurship. Own search APIs end-to-end—interface design, load balancing, circuit breaking, and graceful degradation. Optimize networking and JVM performance—connection pooling, request batching, GC tuning, and profiling for high-load scenarios. Design comprehensive observability through structured logging, metrics, and distributed tracing. Build A/B testing frameworks enabling data-driven experimentation at scale. QualificationsProven expertise in Java for building production distributed systems at scale. Observability expertise—building logging pipelines, metrics infrastructure, distributed tracing. Load balancing and A/B testing experience—consistent hashing, adaptive routing, experiment design. Strong collaboration skills, working with cross-disciplinary teams including platform engineers and data scientists. It's our DNA.
They ship weekly. They use AI like a keyboard,



reflexively and everywhere, to clear the mundane and make room for thinking. At that scale, performance gains matter and weak assumptions surface quickly. Engineers at Shopify spend the majority of their time actually writing code to build and improve infrastructure. Twice a year, we assess both in our ~Mastery cycle, Shopify's performance review. Adjust your mix of cash, restricted share units, and stock options (including programs like Long-Term Equity)
* to where it makes sense for you, and mix it up anytime as life and priorities change. Buying a house? Want more skin in the game? Flexible work, remote by designA flexible vacation policy means most Shopifolk can take the vacation days they feel they need to recharge. Your battlestation is your home base. Our health and welfare benefits may include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance depending on your country. We also offer mental health support for you and your dependents, including immediate and confidential services like counseling and coaching sessions.

We offer
fertility perks globally, along with paid parental leave to welcome a new family member.

📌 Java Search Infrastructure Engineer (Canada)
🏢 Shopify
📍 Canada