Shopify Inc. (T.SHOP) is going on a hiring spree.
The Ottawa-based technology company says it will hire 1,000 people in Vancouver and open its first permanent office in the city later this year. Specifically, Shopify says it will be hiring back-end developers, data engineers, mobile developers, web developers, product designers and product managers in Vancouver.
Instead of the temporary rental space that Shopify currently uses in the western Canadian city, the new employees will work from a four-storey office at Four Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver that will span 6,500 square metres. Shopify says it is adding Vancouver to its current roster of offices that also include Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal because it sees Vancouver as a hub for talent and conducive for growth.
The announcement comes as Shopify prepares to go head-to-head with Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) by rolling out a network of fulfillment centres to help U.S. merchants lower shipping costs and ensure timely deliveries. Shopify said in a news release that it has not decided whether the Vancouver workers will focus on that project, but there is nothing off the table yet.
