Product Design Apprentice
Shopify
Shopify is on a mission to make commerce better for everyone. Design has never been more important ingredient to our ability to achieve success and we're looking invest in the next generation of great design talent.
Shopify’s Design Apprentice (DA), Product Design role is a paid 12 month position, made up of two team placements, designed to develop early design talent into future product design leaders.
As a DA, you’ll learn how design is essential to Shopify’s mission - defining how we build products, solve problems, grow the company, empower our merchants, and engage their buyers. You will be supported by a dedicated mentor, a working community of peers, and a comprehensive learning program. You’ll work alongside some of the best designers in the industry on products that will have a real impact on our merchants.
The Opportunity:
- Join a high performing Product Design team that will constantly push you to grow and improve. Real talk - get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
- Take part in the product design life cycle at Shopify.
- Learn Shopify’s product design craft
- Complete two different team placements, partnered with a Staff Product Designer on the team to guide and coach you through your journey
Participants are expected to learn rapidly, adapt, and achieve impactful results for our merchants within 12 months. If you prefer detailed direction and a clear roadmap to follow, this role probably isn’t for you.
Qualifications
We are looking for:
- Driven individuals with a history of positive impact and solving complex problems
- Resourceful self-starters who are energized by challenges and ambiguity
- Proactive dedication to and ownership of self development and learning
- An AI-builder mindset - leveraging the latest AI tools and models to level-up your processes and capabilities
- Legally eligible to work from the Canada and/or the US by January 12th, 2026
- Able to work a minimum of 40 hours per week as of January 2026. This is not a part time opportunity.
Key Info
- This application will close October 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST
- Program start date: January 12, 2026. All selected candidates MUST be available to start on this date. No exceptions will be granted given the short-term nature of this program. We want you to get the most out of it!
- You must have legal authorization to work full time (40 hours a week) in Canada or the United States. Shopify will not provide visa or immigration support.
- You’ll hear back from us within 3-4 weeks from the job posting closing date
- This role is 100% remote, but if you are welcome to come into one of our local offices in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, New York, or Bellevue.
How to Apply
“The role of design has never been more important. We are at the onset of the most profound change of our lifetime – AI is the spark—but it's design that will give it form. This is our moment.”
— Carl Rivera, Chief Design Officer
Apply now - https://dap.shopify.com/
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