Software Developer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
Process
The process was fast and lots of fun.
First, the interview was through Skype with a member of the Talent Acquisition team. Questions were about life, high school, and family in general, purely a character interview.
Second, the interview was with a developer, also through Skype. It covered some of my open-source projects and offered TDD tips but didn't go deep.
Last, the interview was also a Skype call, this time with a lead developer. We discussed my projects in more depth, talking about scalability, database optimization, TDD, and more.
Overall, the interviews felt like conversations between two developers. They wanted to see how comfortable I was with the most recent technologies and techniques available.
Questions
Your project went viral and you gained a lot of users. What's the problem now, and how can you manage it?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Shopify Software Developer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Toronto, Ontario is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Software Developer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Shopify Work Experiences
- 2.0Worst place to workSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 13, 2025Pros: OK pay. A few trips a year, if you're into that sort of thing.Cons: Hunger Games politics, terrible management, frequent layoffs.
- 5.0Best Employer YetSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 7, 2016Pros: Fantastic and smart coworkers, a culture that values great work and getting stuff done, and amazing perks and snacks!Cons: Fast-moving place. Sometimes, it's not quite obvious what is going on or what is expected.
- 5.0Great Team, Okay PaySoftware Developer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaSeptember 17, 2021Pros: It's unbelievably easy to talk to and ask for help from another team in this remote working environment. I think that's because Shopify hires people with great communication skills and not-jerk personalities, with special interviews that are not just technical questions. Really appreciate the small and big teams' effort to make remote work collaboration easier and better.Cons: I have to say the pay is not around the top level, but it's a trade-off, I guess.
Shopify Interview Questions
