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Principal Engineer, AI Developer Platform

Gravity Engineering Services Pvt Ltd.

toronto, on, Canada Full-time June 08, 2026

Found Description

About the Role Shopify is looking for a

Principal Engineer

to lead the technical architecture of our agent-readable Shop Builder platform. This role involves defining APIs, designing interfaces for LLMs and developers, and leading the delivery of a server that enables AI agents to build, deploy, and operate Shop Builder storefronts end-to-end.

Responsibilities

Own the technical architecture of the agent-readable Shop Builder platform: which APIs to expose, in what shape, through which surfaces (REST, SDK, MCP, CLI).

Define the interface contracts that LLMs and developers interact with — React component APIs, custom block schemas, theme tokens, data binding formats — and maintain them with the rigor of a public API.

Design and lead delivery of the MCP server that allows AI agents (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) to build, deploy, and operate Shop Builder storefronts end-to-end without the editor in the loop.

Architect the CLI and...

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