# Artificial intelligence is behind well over half the coding done at Shopify Inc., president says.

*genai · news · 2026-05-05 · Bnn Bloomberg*

## Key points

- AI now accounts for over half of all coding at Shopify, with this proportion rising significantly.
- Shopify embedded its River AI coding tool in Slack to give all staff easy engineering access.
- Shopify shipped over 300 new products and features last year while keeping headcount flat.
- The latest AI-driven job cuts at Shopify occurred last month, though no numbers were disclosed.
- Shopify's adjusted profit and revenue both surpassed analyst expectations for the latest quarter.

**Companies:** Shopify Inc.
**Countries:** Canada

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