Data Engineer Interview Experience - Ottawa, Ontario
Process
Very personality-oriented; they want to make sure you are a cultural fit. Not too focused on data structures and algorithms like Amazon or the other Big Ns. It was an overall good experience. Be extremely comfortable with whichever language you will be using in the interview. Make sure you know how to use the native data structures provided or know how to implement them.
Questions
1 technical Skype interview, 1 life story Skype interview, 2 pair programming interviews (use TDD), 1 lunch interview, 1 technical deep dive (go over your previous and current job technical details), 1 system design (read and practice "Cracking the Coding Interview" system design section).
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Shopify Data Engineer role in Ottawa, Ontario.
Success Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Ottawa, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Data Engineer interview process in Ottawa, Ontario.
Shopify Work Experiences
- 3.0Good Colleagues, Tough SystemData Engineer • Former EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaNovember 17, 2024Pros: Good people at IC level. Work from home. Pay is ok.Cons: Shopify has been consistently working to make pay raises and promotions harder and more complicated, while cutting down on employee benefits and perks. All the while, they brag about how great they are doing. With stack ranking added to the mix, you are competing with your teammates, whether or not you want to. Senior leadership is completely out of touch with ICs. The COO is the most hated person I have seen in a company. Tobi is a tyrant, calling all the shots while claiming he just wants to be an AI engineer.
- 5.0Amazing place to work!Data Engineer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaNovember 1, 2016Pros: - Free food - Great work - Great people! Honestly, the best company that I have ever worked for. Could not recommend enough!Cons: I mean, the food sometimes makes you fat. But in all seriousness, there is an assumption that you will be excellent, and that can be stressful.
- 5.0Great People, Tech, BalanceData Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 1, 2025Pros: Great people, great managers, great tech, great work/life balance culture.Cons: Feels a bit too big sometimes.
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