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Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - Canada

April 22, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

There were multiple rounds of interviews, and they were pretty straightforward, mirroring the process listed on the website:

  • A first recruiter call
  • Multiple pair programming interviews
  • A life story interview

Questions

I had two separate pair programming interviews.

One involved building a robot and moving it in directions.

The other was to create a URL shortener.

Unfortunately, for the second interview with the URL shortener, a full front-to-back-end solution was expected. The interviewer seemed distracted and disinterested, which made it difficult to have a true back-and-forth. I ended up performing poorly with little give and take.

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Shopify Senior Software Developer role in Canada.

Success Rate

18%
Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Senior Software Developer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive36%
Neutral27%
Negative36%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Shopify's Senior Software Developer interview process in Canada.