Shopify

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

February 24, 2026

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I completed the Online Assessment (OA) which consisted of three LeetCode-style questions. I was able to use my preferred languages, Ruby and C++. I successfully solved two out of the three problems, but unfortunately, it wasn't enough to move on to the next round.

Questions

OA, with 3 LeetCode questions and behavioral assignment

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the Shopify Software Engineer (Internship) role.

Success Rate

41%

Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive78%

Neutral14%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process.

Shopify Work Experiences

Fun atmosphere but slow pace and limited guidance

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: It was a fun intern class, basically a summer camp.

Cons: There was a slow pace of movement and not much solid guidance.

Fun atmosphere but slow pace and limited guidance

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: It was a fun intern class, basically a summer camp.

Cons: There was a slow pace of movement and not much solid guidance.

Great employer with flexible hours, limited ownership

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: Great employer with a lot of benefits and flexible working hours as long as you got the job done.

Cons: There was less ownership than I'd like, but it was ultimately down to the fact that it's such a large company.

Great employer with flexible hours, limited ownership

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: Great employer with a lot of benefits and flexible working hours as long as you got the job done.

Cons: There was less ownership than I'd like, but it was ultimately down to the fact that it's such a large company.

Great Perks, Busy Nights

Senior PHP Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Canada

Pros: Many perks, fast-growing, and many opportunities.

Cons: Overtime can sometimes get in your way a lot.

Great Perks, Busy Nights

Senior PHP Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Canada

Pros: Many perks, fast-growing, and many opportunities.

Cons: Overtime can sometimes get in your way a lot.

Fun atmosphere but slow pace and limited guidance

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: It was a fun intern class, basically a summer camp.

Cons: There was a slow pace of movement and not much solid guidance.

2.0
Fun atmosphere but slow pace and limited guidance
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Toronto, ON
July 30, 2026
Pros: It was a fun intern class, basically a summer camp.
Cons: There was a slow pace of movement and not much solid guidance.

Great employer with flexible hours, limited ownership

Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee

Pros: Great employer with a lot of benefits and flexible working hours as long as you got the job done.

Cons: There was less ownership than I'd like, but it was ultimately down to the fact that it's such a large company.

5.0
Great employer with flexible hours, limited ownership
Software Engineer (Internship) • Former Employee
Toronto, ON
May 16, 2026
Pros: Great employer with a lot of benefits and flexible working hours as long as you got the job done.
Cons: There was less ownership than I'd like, but it was ultimately down to the fact that it's such a large company.

Great Perks, Busy Nights

Senior PHP Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Canada

Pros: Many perks, fast-growing, and many opportunities.

Cons: Overtime can sometimes get in your way a lot.

5.0
Great Perks, Busy Nights
Senior PHP Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Canada
April 15, 2021
Pros: Many perks, fast-growing, and many opportunities.
Cons: Overtime can sometimes get in your way a lot.

Shopify Interview Questions

Walking Robot Simulation

Simulate a robot's movement on an infinite grid based on a sequence of commands and obstacles. Determine the square of the robot's final Euclidean distance from the origin.

ArraysGreedy Algorithms

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Design In-Memory File System

Implement an in-memory file system with basic operations like creating directories, adding files, and listing contents. The file system should support path-based navigation.

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