Student Success 
Many students are coming to the program straight from high school, which can be daunting. To ease this transition, our student success specialists are responsible for supporting your well-being, connecting you with mentors, helping you learn how to become effective communicators, and being the voice of the students at Shopify. This nurturing environment helps protect first-year students from being overwhelmed and underprepared for team placements.
Placement Specialists
It can be challenging to build work experience as a computer science student, especially when it comes to finding that elusive first placement. Not for Dev Degree students! Work experience is an integral part of our applied learning model, and our placement specialists coordinate and oversee work placements for all students. We work closely with Shopify development teams and students to ensure compatibility and fit to place students on teams where they can be impactful.
Technical Educators
The courses we teach at Shopify provide the foundation to prepare you for work placements. Our educators have an extensive background in education and computer science and are responsible for building out and delivering the curriculum for all the developer skills training courses taught at Shopify. The instructors create courses for a wide range of development skills relevant to development at Shopify and other companies.
Development Team Mentors
Work placements allow you to apply what you’ve learned in your courses to meaningful, real-world development projects. This hands-on experience can be both exciting and terrifying! Our development team mentors are there to help students build confidence, technical skills, and gain the experience needed to feel part of the team. Mentors are responsible for guiding, evaluating, and providing actionable feedback to students throughout their work placements.
Upper Year Intern Mentors
In addition to placement mentors, we also have experienced Shopify employees who volunteer to mentor you as you navigate the program, placements, and the company. These Upper Year Intern mentors act as a trusted guide and help round out the mentorship experience at Shopify.