Graduate Software Developer Interview Experience - Ottawa, Canada
May 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online and received an email invitation for an interview. They asked me several questions, including:
- 'I have not seen your CV; tell me something about you.'
- 'What have you done?'
- 'What is your father doing?'
- 'What is your mother doing?'
- 'What projects have you worked on?'
- 'How many brothers and sisters do you have?'
These were all personal and general questions.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Shopify Graduate Software Developer role in Ottawa, Ontario.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Graduate Software Developer roles in Ottawa, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral100%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Shopify's Graduate Software Developer interview process in Ottawa, Ontario.
Shopify Work Experiences
5.0
Important Problems, Constant Pivots
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
April 30, 2025
Pros: Fast-paced.
Works on important problems.
Great developer tools.
Cons: Constant pivots from Sr. Leadership
1.0
Not so shiny
Senior Software Developer • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 17, 2023
Pros: People are great; remote options are available.
Cons: Layoffs, toxic old boys' network.
2.0
A shadow of its former self
Software Developer • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
September 18, 2023
Pros: One of the few places you can develop in Ruby/Rails.
Cons: Disconnected senior leadership, lack of accountability, extremely centralized decision making.
- 5.0Important Problems, Constant PivotsStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaApril 30, 2025Pros: Fast-paced. Works on important problems. Great developer tools.Cons: Constant pivots from Sr. Leadership
- 1.0Not so shinySenior Software Developer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaJuly 17, 2023Pros: People are great; remote options are available.Cons: Layoffs, toxic old boys' network.
- 2.0A shadow of its former selfSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 18, 2023Pros: One of the few places you can develop in Ruby/Rails.Cons: Disconnected senior leadership, lack of accountability, extremely centralized decision making.
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