Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada
Process
- Online Assessment
IQ test with lots of math/logic questions and very little time.
- Code Pairing (technical interview)
You design a small functionality and explain challenges related to maintaining a live version of it.
- Life Story (HR interview)
You spend 1 hour talking about your past projects to a non-technical person.
After the third step, I was sent a generic email saying they were not pursuing.
Overall negative sentiment because being rejected after an HR interview in tech is atypical.
Questions
What is a major challenge that you faced in previous jobs, and how did you overcome it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 32 interview experiences for the Shopify Senior Software Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Shopify's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
Shopify Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Remote Work, Low PaySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWinnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDecember 19, 2020Pros: They're great. They work here. Remote friendly.Cons: Base pay may be comparably low.
- 5.0Amazing place and peopleSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 15, 2022Pros: The people and the workCons: Compensation not in line with other big tech companies.
- 2.0Great Tech, Lost LeadershipSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 2, 2023Pros: Has great technical problems at their scale. Some things that are 10-100x ahead of any other company out there.Cons: Leadership has lost the plot. Inflated job titles are leading to the loss of tenured employees. Remote work has been handled poorly and is high friction due to fragmentation of knowledge, order, and clarity.
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