Hi, I'm Kir Shatrov.
I'm a technologist with a focus in ecommerce, GenAI, and developer productivity.
I enjoy building reliable and fast software, and helping others to do the same.
I like to angel invest small checks into startups where my knowledge and network might be useful. If you are working on something interesting, feel free to email me.
I enjoy working with open source (especially Ruby on Rails), writing about technologies I work with, speaking at conferences and traveling around the world.
Currently, I work as a Senior Engineering Lead at Shopify. Previously, I've consulted
Email me at [email protected].
✨ Highlights
Databases
Ruby and Rails
- Ruby 3, concurrency and the ecosystem
- Writing a Ractor-based web server
- Schema Cache: Rails feature that you've never heard about
Etc
- Eight years at Shopify (in writing)
- Five years at Shopify
- Global infrastructure expansion
- Organizations and layers of abstraction
- Creating productive teams