Shopify

Senior Backend Developer Interview Experience - Ireland

March 1, 2021

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was prompt and clearly explained in advance. It started with a brief chat with HR, followed by a 1-hour pair programming challenge and a 1-hour "life story" interview with HR.

Questions

Give a list of products and quantities, and calculate the price the customer will pay based on certain discount rules.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Shopify Senior Backend Developer role in Ireland.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Senior Backend Developer roles in Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Senior Backend Developer interview process in Ireland.

Shopify Work Experiences

Good time while it lasted

Software Developer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 10, 2023

Pros: Fully remote job, internet cost reimbursed. Very friendly team.

Cons: Organization morale is low, and multiple layoffs are making it a lot worse.

Good time while it lasted

Software Developer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 10, 2023

Pros: Fully remote job, internet cost reimbursed. Very friendly team.

Cons: Organization morale is low, and multiple layoffs are making it a lot worse.

Exciting, But Directionless Work

Quality Assurance Specialist • Former Employee

Limerick, Wexford, Ireland

February 23, 2025

Pros: Constantly changes. The job will keep you on your toes and does not stay consistent.

Cons: Constantly changes. If you like change (and frequent change at that), then you will like this role. But, as the headline mentioned, you are effectively sourcing your own work consistently with a lack of direction and vague objectives.

Exciting, But Directionless Work

Quality Assurance Specialist • Former Employee

Limerick, Wexford, Ireland

February 23, 2025

Pros: Constantly changes. The job will keep you on your toes and does not stay consistent.

Cons: Constantly changes. If you like change (and frequent change at that), then you will like this role. But, as the headline mentioned, you are effectively sourcing your own work consistently with a lack of direction and vague objectives.

Great company, full of very smart people

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

February 10, 2022

Pros: My experience as an engineer has been comparable with the one I had working for Google. That is, there are lots of perks and the company is very engineer-centric. They really care about you as a person. From the top-of-the-line development machines to ergonomic chairs, you can expense anything related to your personal development. Lots of perks. Work/life balance is great as well.

Cons: - Fully remote. Although for some people this is a huge benefit, personally I like to be around other people. The company organizes events every now and then so that people can meet in person. - The codebase is a bit hard to follow due to a lack of comments and documentation.

Great company, full of very smart people

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

February 10, 2022

Pros: My experience as an engineer has been comparable with the one I had working for Google. That is, there are lots of perks and the company is very engineer-centric. They really care about you as a person. From the top-of-the-line development machines to ergonomic chairs, you can expense anything related to your personal development. Lots of perks. Work/life balance is great as well.

Cons: - Fully remote. Although for some people this is a huge benefit, personally I like to be around other people. The company organizes events every now and then so that people can meet in person. - The codebase is a bit hard to follow due to a lack of comments and documentation.

Good time while it lasted

Software Developer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

October 10, 2023

Pros: Fully remote job, internet cost reimbursed. Very friendly team.

Cons: Organization morale is low, and multiple layoffs are making it a lot worse.

3.0
Good time while it lasted
Software Developer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
October 10, 2023
Pros: Fully remote job, internet cost reimbursed. Very friendly team.
Cons: Organization morale is low, and multiple layoffs are making it a lot worse.

Exciting, But Directionless Work

Quality Assurance Specialist • Former Employee

Limerick, Wexford, Ireland

February 23, 2025

Pros: Constantly changes. The job will keep you on your toes and does not stay consistent.

Cons: Constantly changes. If you like change (and frequent change at that), then you will like this role. But, as the headline mentioned, you are effectively sourcing your own work consistently with a lack of direction and vague objectives.

3.0
Exciting, But Directionless Work
Quality Assurance Specialist • Former Employee
Limerick, Wexford, Ireland
February 23, 2025
Pros: Constantly changes. The job will keep you on your toes and does not stay consistent.
Cons: Constantly changes. If you like change (and frequent change at that), then you will like this role. But, as the headline mentioned, you are effectively sourcing your own work consistently with a lack of direction and vague objectives.

Great company, full of very smart people

Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

February 10, 2022

Pros: My experience as an engineer has been comparable with the one I had working for Google. That is, there are lots of perks and the company is very engineer-centric. They really care about you as a person. From the top-of-the-line development machines to ergonomic chairs, you can expense anything related to your personal development. Lots of perks. Work/life balance is great as well.

Cons: - Fully remote. Although for some people this is a huge benefit, personally I like to be around other people. The company organizes events every now and then so that people can meet in person. - The codebase is a bit hard to follow due to a lack of comments and documentation.

5.0
Great company, full of very smart people
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
February 10, 2022
Pros: My experience as an engineer has been comparable with the one I had working for Google. That is, there are lots of perks and the company is very engineer-centric. They really care about you as a person. From the top-of-the-line development machines to ergonomic chairs, you can expense anything related to your personal development. Lots of perks. Work/life balance is great as well.
Cons: - Fully remote. Although for some people this is a huge benefit, personally I like to be around other people. The company organizes events every now and then so that people can meet in person. - The codebase is a bit hard to follow due to a lack of comments and documentation.

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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