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Elijah McPherson
Engineering leader at Shopify with expertise in observability and distributed systems; led the rebuild of Shopify’s observability stack.
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Feb 27, 2025
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Shopify’s Journey to Planet-Scale Observability - OpenObservability Talks S5E09
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Elijah McPherson, an engineering leader at Shopify with expertise in observability, discusses the company's ambitious journey to create an in-house observability stack called Observe. He dives into the challenges of vendor lock-in and the strategic pivot to open-source solutions. Elijah emphasizes the critical role of developer experience and user feedback in building tools that meet engineers' needs. The conversation highlights innovative features like the Investigate API and the importance of integrating business metrics for enhanced performance insights.
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