Seb Barre (CA)
Staff Software Engineer at Shopify
Previously worked as Digital Platform Product Lead at TELUS
Based in Ottawa, where he recently (2024) moved from Toronto
Meet Seb at
CMS Connect 26
Dates: August 4 - 5
Location: Montreal
About Seb Barre
Experienced technology leader with a long history of successfully delivering complex solutions in the Internet industry.
Strong consulting professional skilled in product development and stakeholder management.
About Shopify
Shopify is a global commerce platform that enables businesses of all sizes to start, scale and manage online and offline sales. Founded in Canada in 2006, it brings together storefront creation, payments, fulfilment and marketing in a single platform, and today supports millions of merchants around the world, from independent brands to large enterprises.
The company employs around 8,000 people globally, with teams spanning engineering, product, sales, marketing and partner ecosystems. While Shopify operates internationally, it remains a flagship Canadian technology company, with its origins in Ottawa and a strong influence on the country’s tech and startup landscape.
By market capitalisation, Shopify has at times been Canada’s most valuable publicly listed company and is widely recognised as the country’s largest and most influential software firm by that measure. Its scale, reach and ecosystem have made it a defining force in modern commerce and a reference point for how Canadian technology companies can compete and lead on a global stage.
Blog posts with Seb
A tech update at the beginning of the AI DIY-era (March 2024)
Previous Boye conference appearances
CMS Kickoff 25
Presentation: Content Platform Evolution at TELUS in 2025
CMS Connect 24
Presentation: Solving the Headless Observability Gap