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Software Developer Interview Experience - Ottawa, Canada

October 17, 2013
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Process

Initial phone screen with recruiter.

Chatted about past experience and interests. Asked about current salary and expectations.

Next step was an on-site interview. It was a full-day event.

  • The first part was with the recruiter again. This was a great ice-breaker and took the nerves away.
  • Next was with the engineering lead. We talked about tech and past experiences. It was a completely atypical interview, with no technical questions, just discussions about technology.
  • Part 3 was a pair programming session. We worked through a real problem that the dev was having that day.
  • Final discussions were with CTO/Director-level people. Once again, we talked about my previous experiences and education. It was very informal and stress-free.

Questions

The whole interview process was completely unexpected.

Interviews at other companies typically involved mind-bending technical questions and algorithmic analysis. This was more equivalent to chatting about cool tech with colleagues.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 23 interview experiences for the Shopify Software Developer role in Ottawa, Ontario.

Success Rate

35%
Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Ottawa, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive65%
Neutral22%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Software Developer interview process in Ottawa, Ontario.

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