Julian Sherriff is a highly experienced engineering leader with a strong background in building and scaling developer platforms, APIs, and distributed systems. He is currently the Director of Engineering, Developer Platform at Shopify, where he leads teams responsible for empowering the global ecosystem of developers building on Shopify. Julian has a passion for creating exceptional developer experiences and fostering innovative engineering cultures. Prior to Shopify, he held significant engineering leadership roles at Heroku (Salesforce), focusing on their Platform as a Service (PaaS) offerings, and began his career as a Software Engineer at Google, contributing to large-scale application development. He is known for his strategic thinking, technical depth, and ability to lead high-performing teams in fast-paced environments.
Julian Sherriff's work history includes a series of influential roles in various companies. Here is a detailed list of his professional journey:
Leads multiple engineering teams to define and deliver the platform, APIs, and tools that enable third-party developers to build apps and integrations for millions of Shopify merchants. Focuses on platform scalability, reliability, and superior developer experience.
Managed and grew engineering teams responsible for core Heroku platform services and developer tooling. Drove initiatives to enhance platform capabilities, improve operational efficiency, and support a rapidly expanding user base.
Contributed to the development and maintenance of large-scale distributed systems and applications, gaining foundational experience in software engineering best practices and cloud infrastructure.
Consistently advocated for and implemented improvements to developer workflows, API design, documentation, and tooling across various roles, significantly boosting developer productivity and satisfaction.
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