Max Stoiber

Max Stoiber is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in software engineering and entrepreneurship. Currently serving as the Director of Engineering at Shopify since September 2024, Max leads the Liquid Storefronts teams that empower merchants and developers in building online stores. Previously, Max co-founded and served as CEO of Stellate, which specialized in GraphQL CDN solutions and was acquired by Shopify and The Guild in September 2024. Other notable roles include Senior Staff Software Engineer at Gatsby, where Max focused on visual editing for static sites, and Software Engineer at GitHub, contributing to real-time messaging features. Additionally, Max co-founded Spectrum.chat, a community platform acquired by GitHub, and developed notable projects as an Open Source Developer at Thinkmill, including styled-components. Max's educational background includes a High School Diploma from Sir-Karl-Popperschule and a certification as an Austrian Ski Instructor.