Software Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
August 11, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Challenging but fair.
There were multiple rounds, and the process took quite a long time.
They interviewed multiple candidates.
I was not selected, but I was able to go through all the rounds except for the last one.
Questions
Hash map data structures and algorithm questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 14 interview experiences for the Shopify Software Engineer role in Toronto, Canada.
Success Rate
29%
Pass Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Toronto, Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral14%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Software Engineer interview process in Toronto, Canada.
Shopify Work Experiences
5.0
Great Team, Big Company Feel
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Canada
March 11, 2021
Pros: They have great people on their teams.
Cons: It definitely operates like a big company.
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Canada
January 16, 2022
Pros: - Learning environment
- Fun to work
- Not stressful
Cons: No cons I can think of.
1.0
Not my best rodeo
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Toronto, Canada
July 28, 2025
Pros: * They offered a competitive salary
* Fully remote
* Unlimited vacation
Cons: The work culture was awful. People were really not the best to work with.
It was full of people full of themselves and not the best at propagating information. Even when directly asked, it was always an air of 'look it up' instead of being helpful.
Had to intervene and escalate due an engineer being racist to another engineer.
Had my first ever need to raise my voice at work as someone was being aggressive with me and not respectful.
The codebase is kind of a disaster.
It took away my enjoyment of coding.
- 5.0Great Team, Big Company FeelSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, CanadaMarch 11, 2021Pros: They have great people on their teams.Cons: It definitely operates like a big company.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, CanadaJanuary 16, 2022Pros: - Learning environment - Fun to work - Not stressfulCons: No cons I can think of.
- 1.0Not my best rodeoSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeToronto, CanadaJuly 28, 2025Pros: * They offered a competitive salary * Fully remote * Unlimited vacationCons: The work culture was awful. People were really not the best to work with. It was full of people full of themselves and not the best at propagating information. Even when directly asked, it was always an air of 'look it up' instead of being helpful. Had to intervene and escalate due an engineer being racist to another engineer. Had my first ever need to raise my voice at work as someone was being aggressive with me and not respectful. The codebase is kind of a disaster. It took away my enjoyment of coding.
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