Process
The interviews started with a quick 15-minute informal chat with a member of the recruiting team.
If you make it to the next round, you'll have back-to-back interviews:
- Life Story (1 hour)
- Coding Exercise (1 hour)
If you get past this round, then there are 3 interviews back-to-back:
- 2 Pair Programming
- 1 Technical Deep Dive
Two days after this, I got the offer.
Questions
Life story.
Data structure problems.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 81 interview experiences for the Shopify Software Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
35%
Pass Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Canada is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral21%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Software Developer interview process in Canada.
Shopify Work Experiences
5.0
Rewarding, Challenging, Fuzzy Roles
Software Developer • Current Employee
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
January 2, 2019
Pros: Interesting, challenging, well-paid, and rewarding. It's a great opportunity to work with smart people.
Cons: Not a real downside IMO, but everyone is expected to take a lot of responsibility. Job roles are very fuzzy.
5.0
Autonomy With Great People
Software Developer • Former Employee
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
September 29, 2020
Pros: Great people, who provided a lot of autonomy.
Cons: Not much to say here!
5.0
Smart People, Meaningful Products
Software Developer • Current Employee
February 9, 2016
Pros: Very smart people, flat hierarchy, meaningful products, progressive.
Cons: None can think of so far.
- 5.0Rewarding, Challenging, Fuzzy RolesSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeWaterloo, Ontario, CanadaJanuary 2, 2019Pros: Interesting, challenging, well-paid, and rewarding. It's a great opportunity to work with smart people.Cons: Not a real downside IMO, but everyone is expected to take a lot of responsibility. Job roles are very fuzzy.
- 5.0Autonomy With Great PeopleSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeWaterloo, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 29, 2020Pros: Great people, who provided a lot of autonomy.Cons: Not much to say here!
- 5.0Smart People, Meaningful ProductsSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeFebruary 9, 2016Pros: Very smart people, flat hierarchy, meaningful products, progressive.Cons: None can think of so far.
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