Shopify

SWE Intern Interview Experience

June 24, 2026

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 8 weeks.

First apply with resume. If you pass, you gotta do an OA (3 questions: 1 C++, 1 Ruby, and 1 in a language of your choice) + IQ test + company fit quiz. If you pass, you get a technical interview. Finally, if you pass, you get a life story interview, and if you pass, you get the offer!

Questions

Why did you choose to apply to Shopify?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Shopify SWE Intern role.

Success Rate

56%

Pass Rate

Shopify's interview process for their SWE Intern roles is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive81%

Neutral19%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Shopify's SWE Intern interview process.

Shopify Work Experiences

Rewarding Hard Work, Great Fun

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: A fun place to work for students.

Cons: Hard work, but it's really rewarding.

Rewarding Hard Work, Great Fun

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: A fun place to work for students.

Cons: Hard work, but it's really rewarding.

Amazing Office, Great Vibes

SWE Intern • Former Employee

September 20, 2025

Pros: Great office and work environment.

Cons: - - - - -

Amazing Office, Great Vibes

SWE Intern • Former Employee

September 20, 2025

Pros: Great office and work environment.

Cons: - - - - -

Loved The Snacks And Office!

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 23, 2025

Pros: Free snacks and a nice office.

Cons: Not many cons. I had a good time.

Loved The Snacks And Office!

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 23, 2025

Pros: Free snacks and a nice office.

Cons: Not many cons. I had a good time.

Rewarding Hard Work, Great Fun

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pros: A fun place to work for students.

Cons: Hard work, but it's really rewarding.

5.0
Rewarding Hard Work, Great Fun
SWE Intern • Current Employee
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
July 16, 2025
Pros: A fun place to work for students.
Cons: Hard work, but it's really rewarding.

Amazing Office, Great Vibes

SWE Intern • Former Employee

September 20, 2025

Pros: Great office and work environment.

Cons: - - - - -

5.0
Amazing Office, Great Vibes
SWE Intern • Former Employee
September 20, 2025
Pros: Great office and work environment.
Cons: - - - - -

Loved The Snacks And Office!

SWE Intern • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 23, 2025

Pros: Free snacks and a nice office.

Cons: Not many cons. I had a good time.

5.0
Loved The Snacks And Office!
SWE Intern • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 23, 2025
Pros: Free snacks and a nice office.
Cons: Not many cons. I had a good time.

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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