Lots of challenges to work on
Lots of challenges to work on
The sheer scale of Shopify presents many challenges for engineers to solve. The culture is engineer-first, which really focuses on the craft of engineering.
At this scale, things can get quite slow due to the many processes we need to follow.
How do we have better autonomy to make project decisions?
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Software Engineer
Half-hour intro interview with an engineering manager. This went fine; it was a good conversation. Forty-minute coding interview with an engineer or tech lead. I'm terrible at algorithm challenges, but this one was really easy. Hour-long "Life Stor
Software Engineer Intern
Got OA within two weeks of applying and then had AI-assisted coding interview. Interview was easy and I was asked basic system design, but the interviewer was not friendly and did not make expectations very clear.
Software Developer
I had three interviews. The first was a "tell us your story" interview, which was more of an informal chat about my history. The following two interviews were more technical, focusing on personal projects I've worked on and problem-solving. I showe
Software Engineer
United StatesNovember 1, 2021Half-hour intro interview with an engineering manager. This went fine; it was a good conversation. Forty-minute coding interview with an engineer or tech lead. I'm terrible at algorithm challenges, but this one was really easy. Hour-long "Life Stor
Software Engineer Intern
September 29, 2026Got OA within two weeks of applying and then had AI-assisted coding interview. Interview was easy and I was asked basic system design, but the interviewer was not friendly and did not make expectations very clear.
Software Developer
CanadaNovember 1, 2015I had three interviews. The first was a "tell us your story" interview, which was more of an informal chat about my history. The following two interviews were more technical, focusing on personal projects I've worked on and problem-solving. I showe
