Shopify

Front End Engineer Intern Interview Experience

March 20, 2022

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Process

The interview process consists of three rounds:

Round 1: A mostly essay-based application with a small technical challenge.
Round 2: A 30-minute to 1-hour phone "Life Story" interview.
Round 3: A 2-hour session that includes a deep dive into a project you bring and a live coding challenge using your preferred framework.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Shopify Front End Engineer Intern role in United States.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Front End Engineer Intern roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Front End Engineer Intern interview process in United States.

Shopify Work Experiences

Nice Team, Bad Ceo

Front End Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 13, 2024

Pros: My team was really nice and very chill. I loved the work and my direct team. The pay was pretty good, and the benefits were good too.

Cons: The CEO was too involved and micromanaged many areas. The CEO also said after the first wave of layoffs that it would be the last one, and then an even bigger layoff came.

Nice Team, Bad Ceo

Front End Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 13, 2024

Pros: My team was really nice and very chill. I loved the work and my direct team. The pay was pretty good, and the benefits were good too.

Cons: The CEO was too involved and micromanaged many areas. The CEO also said after the first wave of layoffs that it would be the last one, and then an even bigger layoff came.

Great fit for intelligent, hard-working individuals

Software Developer • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Transparency (monthly AMAs with the CEO). Accolades (company bonus system based on employee voting). Technical focus (CEO still codes and comments on PRs). Strong focus on simplicity (everyone will challenge you to find a simpler solution). Amazing perks (lunches are really good). Exceptional staff in all departments. Flexible hours (generally 10-5, work from home if sick).

Cons: More work than can be completed. You need a strong lead to deflect work and focus on quality. Young employees. Can make it more challenging to connect if you are 30+. Inexperienced staff. Reinventing the wheel a lot (not so much bigco cargo culting though). High expectations and stress that goes with it. Burnout is probably more likely here than usual. Remote offices don't get treated equally. Move to Ottawa if you can, great city.

Great fit for intelligent, hard-working individuals

Software Developer • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Transparency (monthly AMAs with the CEO). Accolades (company bonus system based on employee voting). Technical focus (CEO still codes and comments on PRs). Strong focus on simplicity (everyone will challenge you to find a simpler solution). Amazing perks (lunches are really good). Exceptional staff in all departments. Flexible hours (generally 10-5, work from home if sick).

Cons: More work than can be completed. You need a strong lead to deflect work and focus on quality. Young employees. Can make it more challenging to connect if you are 30+. Inexperienced staff. Reinventing the wheel a lot (not so much bigco cargo culting though). High expectations and stress that goes with it. Burnout is probably more likely here than usual. Remote offices don't get treated equally. Move to Ottawa if you can, great city.

Good for your CV, but expect burnout and low pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good to have on your CV.

Cons: You’ll burn out eventually, and the pay is not that competitive for what is asked of you.

Good for your CV, but expect burnout and low pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good to have on your CV.

Cons: You’ll burn out eventually, and the pay is not that competitive for what is asked of you.

Nice Team, Bad Ceo

Front End Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 13, 2024

Pros: My team was really nice and very chill. I loved the work and my direct team. The pay was pretty good, and the benefits were good too.

Cons: The CEO was too involved and micromanaged many areas. The CEO also said after the first wave of layoffs that it would be the last one, and then an even bigger layoff came.

5.0
Nice Team, Bad Ceo
Front End Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 13, 2024
Pros: My team was really nice and very chill. I loved the work and my direct team. The pay was pretty good, and the benefits were good too.
Cons: The CEO was too involved and micromanaged many areas. The CEO also said after the first wave of layoffs that it would be the last one, and then an even bigger layoff came.

Great fit for intelligent, hard-working individuals

Software Developer • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: Transparency (monthly AMAs with the CEO). Accolades (company bonus system based on employee voting). Technical focus (CEO still codes and comments on PRs). Strong focus on simplicity (everyone will challenge you to find a simpler solution). Amazing perks (lunches are really good). Exceptional staff in all departments. Flexible hours (generally 10-5, work from home if sick).

Cons: More work than can be completed. You need a strong lead to deflect work and focus on quality. Young employees. Can make it more challenging to connect if you are 30+. Inexperienced staff. Reinventing the wheel a lot (not so much bigco cargo culting though). High expectations and stress that goes with it. Burnout is probably more likely here than usual. Remote offices don't get treated equally. Move to Ottawa if you can, great city.

5.0
Great fit for intelligent, hard-working individuals
Software Developer • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 9, 2014
Pros: Transparency (monthly AMAs with the CEO). Accolades (company bonus system based on employee voting). Technical focus (CEO still codes and comments on PRs). Strong focus on simplicity (everyone will challenge you to find a simpler solution). Amazing perks (lunches are really good). Exceptional staff in all departments. Flexible hours (generally 10-5, work from home if sick).
Cons: More work than can be completed. You need a strong lead to deflect work and focus on quality. Young employees. Can make it more challenging to connect if you are 30+. Inexperienced staff. Reinventing the wheel a lot (not so much bigco cargo culting though). High expectations and stress that goes with it. Burnout is probably more likely here than usual. Remote offices don't get treated equally. Move to Ottawa if you can, great city.

Good for your CV, but expect burnout and low pay

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Pros: Good to have on your CV.

Cons: You’ll burn out eventually, and the pay is not that competitive for what is asked of you.

1.0
Good for your CV, but expect burnout and low pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, ON
June 11, 2026
Pros: Good to have on your CV.
Cons: You’ll burn out eventually, and the pay is not that competitive for what is asked of you.

Shopify Interview Questions

Walking Robot Simulation

Simulate a robot's movement on an infinite grid based on a sequence of commands and obstacles. Determine the square of the robot's final Euclidean distance from the origin.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Design In-Memory File System

Implement an in-memory file system with basic operations like creating directories, adding files, and listing contents. The file system should support path-based navigation.

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