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All posts are written by me, though AI helps with proofreading and editing.

What did I actually do at Shopify?

October 8, 20261,740 words8 min read

Looking back at nearly 5½ years at Shopify, from building the Checkout Editor to bringing LibreChat to thousands of employees, and the incredible engineers I worked alongside. It's made me realize just how much I accomplished, how much I'd forgotten, and why I wish I'd been writing it all down along the way.

Tags: Shopify, engineering career, personal journey, developer experience

Nine Brains, One Giant Rat, and a Million Credits: A Mothership 1e Mission Report

June 6, 20251,058 words5 min read

A simple salvage mission to retrieve a black box from a derelict casino ship turned into chaos when nine players faced swarms of rats and a giant mutant mascot. Flamethrowers, harmonicas, and one unexpectedly badass scientist saved the day.

Tags: Mothership RPG, Year of the Rat, tabletop RPG, sci-fi horror RPG, Shopify Summit 2025, session report

The Inside Story of How I Accidentally Became Responsible for Shopify’s Internal AI Chat

June 3, 20251,199 words5 min read

After losing months of AI chat data, I searched for a better solution and championed LibreChat at Shopify. What started as a side project turned into leading our internal AI platform adoption.

Tags: Shopify, AI tools, ChatGPT alternatives, internal tools, engineering stories, AI adoption, developer experience