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      Software Engineer Interview

      Apr 22, 2021
      Anonymous employee
      Ottawa, ON
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Ottawa, ON) in Mar 2021

      Interview

      I read the past several months of Glassdoor engineering reviews to prepare, it was very helpful and there were no surprises. It is a deliberate process and some of that you can control by when you schedule the next round. I wanted some time to prep before each step so it took around 5 weeks total. From the very first contact with the recruiter, the communication was excellent. After each round they were very good about preparing me for what was up next. Also their candidate portal, which you get access to during the process, is a great resource for all rounds. All of the interviewers were helpful and very pleasant. - First round was standard coding challenge in the language of your choosing. Mine involved working with arrays and string manipulation. - Second round was life story. A pleasant conversation about mostly work history with some personal. Like others have said on here, this conversation is mostly driven by you so you determine what to highlight from your professional/personal history and what is not important. - Final round was three 1.5 hour segments. Two coding challenges and the deep dive. I prepared quite a bit for the deep dive and came ready to whiteboard but ended up not needing to. The coding challenges were fairly straightforward and the interviewers were helpful to answer questions and provide guidance. The challenges take place on your computer while sharing your screen. So having the dev environment for both challenges set up ahead of time is helpful. It is a long day but it goes by fast. They also provided lunch via a meal delivery app coupon, which they didn’t have to do but was a nice touch.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Write a program to validate a string based on a given definition.
      Answer question
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      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Shopify

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 24, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Shopify

      Interview

      typical interview process, one round with hr. followed by a 75 min coding interview pair programming with one of the engineers. In the coding interview it was encouraged to use ai.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      create a autocomplete system for search based on a list of search frequencies.
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 22, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Shopify

      Interview

      There was a first round with hr followed by a 1hour interview, use of AI was encouraged. Interviewer was not very knowledgeable and I had to discover a solution that she understands

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a autocomplete using trees
      Answer question

      Software Developer Interview

      Jan 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      Lots of rounds and meeting multiple team members enjoyable experience and the interviews really ensure that the job is a right fit. There are multiple checkpoints to ensure both parties are on the same page

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Walk through a past technical project you worked on or owned.
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      Shopify interviews FAQs

      • Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Shopify with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 62 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shopify overall takes an average of 33 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Shopify as a Software Engineer according to 62 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  28%

        One on one interview:  25%

        Skills test:  13%

        Presentation:  10%

        IQ intelligence test:  6%

        Personality test:  5%

        Background check:  5%

        Drug test:  3%

        Group panel interview:  3%

        Other:  2%

      • Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -

        1. Support Advisor(225) ;
        2. Software Developer(114) ;
        3. Software Engineer(113) ;
        4. Customer Support Advisor(94) ;
        5. Account Executive(84) ;
        6. Customer Success Guru(80) ;
        7. Junior Support Advisor(75) ;
        8. Senior Software Engineer(73) ;
        9. Data Scientist(58) ;
        10. Customer Service Representative(52) ;
        11. Merchant Success Manager(52) ;
        12. Team Lead(48) ;
        13. Customer Success Guru - Remote(42) ;
        14. Customer Support(40) ;
        15. Recruiter(40) .


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