Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
October 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Pair programming with the interviewer to solve a problem.
Design first, then write a service.
Run and test with Postman.
Ask questions about how to scale up the solution.
Questions
How to design an email system?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Shopify Staff Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Shopify's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's Staff Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Shopify Work Experiences
5.0
Important Problems, Constant Pivots
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
April 30, 2025
Pros: Fast-paced.
Works on important problems.
Great developer tools.
Cons: Constant pivots from Sr. Leadership
3.0
Great place with the right manager, soul-crushing with the wrong manager
Staff Engineer • Former Employee
Orlando, Florida, United States
December 12, 2024
Pros: World-class technology and problems.
Huge scale few work with.
Great company culture for development in core teams.
Cons: Not friendly to different thinkers.
Managers struggle with advanced English.
Managers don’t know how to manage neurodiversity.
5.0
Smart people, a lot of learning opportunities, good work-life balance
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
November 18, 2024
Pros: - A lot to learn.
- If you put in a decent amount of work, you will do fine.
- Fully remote.
- Good benefits and vacation.
Cons: When it is busy, it gets busy.
Since you are working with smart working, you will have to push a bit harder.
- 5.0Important Problems, Constant PivotsStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeOttawa, Ontario, CanadaApril 30, 2025Pros: Fast-paced. Works on important problems. Great developer tools.Cons: Constant pivots from Sr. Leadership
- 3.0Great place with the right manager, soul-crushing with the wrong managerStaff Engineer • Former EmployeeOrlando, Florida, United StatesDecember 12, 2024Pros: World-class technology and problems. Huge scale few work with. Great company culture for development in core teams.Cons: Not friendly to different thinkers. Managers struggle with advanced English. Managers don’t know how to manage neurodiversity.
- 5.0Smart people, a lot of learning opportunities, good work-life balanceStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 18, 2024Pros: - A lot to learn. - If you put in a decent amount of work, you will do fine. - Fully remote. - Good benefits and vacation.Cons: When it is busy, it gets busy. Since you are working with smart working, you will have to push a bit harder.
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