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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

January 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The life story interview went okay. They ask for LeetCode mediums for coding exercises, which is horrible. The lower bound of the pay range is low, at $110-150. "Generous" RSUs, voluntary on-call rotation, with shifts that are 24 hours long. Funny enough, their stock nosedived from $2K CAD when I interviewed to $500 CAD right now. Bullet dodged. Engineering managers are expected to split their time 50/50 between being a manager and writing code. This doesn't work; it ends up being 100/100. The recruiter says it works, but when I asked the EMs, they said it doesn't, lol. Unengaged interviewer, feels like they're just waiting for their shares to vest and leave.

Questions

Round 1: Life Story + Coding (1 hr 40 mins)

Round 2: 2 x pair programming sessions

Round 3: Technical deep dive

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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

19%
Pass 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

Positive44%
Neutral9%
Negative47%

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

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