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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

After applying, it took 18 days to get a time slot for the coding exercise. This portion was delayed another month due to a conflict in my schedule.

In total, it took a month and a half to reach the coding exercise. This exercise involved programming logic based on a shipping number. For instance, if the number were X, it would go to Y, and so on.

This exercise was timed, with a live user observing. You could program in any language.

I advanced to the next stage, which was only a few days later. This portion involved a video call with another team member, to whom I described my experience. I'm not exactly sure what they were looking for. I have multiple years of development experience, yet I did not pass this stage. I cannot say how many more stages there were beyond this.

Overall, the automated emails were communicative, and both team members I met were very friendly. It's likely they had a high volume of interviews at that time.

I was not thrilled with the amount of time it took from application to rejection. However, this was one of the few companies that actually responded with a personal rejection, rather than ghosting me.

Questions

First Round: Write a function that takes an input X and parses it into other n cases based on what X is.

Second Round: Tell me about yourself (very open-ended).

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 27 interview experiences for the Shopify Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

7%
Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive30%
Neutral19%
Negative52%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Shopify's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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