Shopify return to office policyRemote-first.

What the policy says.

• Tobi Lutke, May 2020: 'Office centricity is over.'
• Ports in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New York and Bellevue are drop-in spaces.
• In-person 'Bursts' (a few days of in-person work), Shopify Summit and similar events happen about 3 times a year.
• Many job listings are open as 'Remote - Americas' or by region.
• Shopify subleased office space after the 2020 shift.

How Shopify's policy changed since 2020.

1. May 21, 2020

   Shopify declared 'digital by default' and permanently remote-first.

2. October 2026

   Careers site describes the 'Digital by Design' model and about 3 trips a year.

Sources and how sure we are.

1. 1.Shopify to shift its employees into a permanent work-from-home model Daily Hive, May 2020
2. 2.Shopify cutting Ottawa, Toronto offices amid work-from-home shift The Logic, 2020
3. 3.Shopify Careers Shopify, October 15, 2026

Days a week are for most US corporate employees; some teams, roles and countries differ. Spot something out of date? Email hello@forgot.dev.

Other tech employers, side by side.

• Amazon5 days a week, since January 20255
• Dell5 days a week, since March 20255
• X (Twitter)5 days a week, since November 20225
• Intel4 days a week, since September 20254
• Snap4 days a week, since February 20234
• Apple3 days a week, since September 20223
• Expedia Group3 days a week3
• Google (Alphabet)3 days a week, since April 20223

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