Over the past two years, we poured our hearts and code into a simple idea: freeing developers from the complexity of managing data infrastructure. That vision led to Springtail, a new way to scale Postgres read performance without data migrations, code changes, or new systems to manage.
While Springtail will not continue as a product, we plan to open source the project in the near future so the community can benefit from scalable Postgres read replicas.
We learned a lot along the way and had the privilege of working alongside an exceptional team of engineers. Together, we challenged long-held assumptions about what modern database infrastructure could look like.
Now, our team is bringing what we’ve learned to Shopify.
With its scale and commitment to developers, Shopify is the ideal place for our work to continue. We are excited to keep pushing the boundaries in an environment where those ideas can reach millions around the world.
We are deeply grateful to everyone who supported Springtail, from the investors who backed our vision to early partners who trusted us and advisors who shared hard-won lessons. What we learned together will carry forward into whatever comes next.