Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth — How Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng)

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How Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng)

Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Farhan Thawar is the head of engineering at Shopify, where he oversees more than 1,000 engineers and a platform that powers over 10% of all U.S. e-commerce. Before Shopify, he was VP of engineering at Pivotal Labs and Xtreme Labs, and co-founder of Helpful.com. In our conversation, Farhan shares: • Why choosing the…

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