Shopify: How AI is changing software development | Featuring Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering

​Farhan Thawar leads engineering at Shopify, where more than 1,000 engineers are rethinking how software gets built in the age of AI. A lifelong builder and former VP at Pivotal Labs, Farhan has spent his career shaping how world-class teams write, ship, and scale software — and today, he’s helping Shopify redefine the craft entirely.

​In this conversation, he’ll share how Shopify is working directly with AI labs, embracing copilots and pair programming at scale, and even reimagining hiring — from coding interviews for VPs to AI-assisted technical screens. The result: faster learning, tighter feedback loops, and a culture that prizes curiosity over perfection.

​Join us for an inside look at how one of tech’s most influential engineering leaders is building a “crafter’s paradise” for the next era of software development.