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Senior Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Shopify with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Data Scientist roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Senior Data Scientist according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 20%
Personality test: 12%
Group panel interview: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Shopify in Jan 2022
Interview
Standard: a ping on LinkedIn, then a call from a recruiter with some questions asked/answered. Then a longer interview with a hiring manager. Then a tech screen, and then another interview with a team member. All virtual
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The tech questions (Python, SQL, general data science musings) were easy and standard. What stuck out was that they _really_ pressed on why I want to leave current employer and join Shopify. More than anyone else in some 50 or so interviews I have had in my career
First round: Case study style SQL questions with python coding and short assessment like an IQ test
Final round: marketplace case study, coding based analysis, life story, and in depth project
Scheduling was very difficult and I had to spend a lot of time following up with the recruiter to move things along. They weren't able to tell me who my manager would be or provide any input on that person. In the end they simply never contacted me back after a final technical round. My impression is they didn't want to offer me a job but were unable to be direct about that-- it was such a bizarre process especially with an established organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about how to optimize a data model for the end use
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Shopify (Calgary, AB)
Interview
1st step Screen interview
2nd step python coding. with an existing bad written python code. asking for debug, changes, add tests.
Overall interviewer demonstrated not to be aware of company main products.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
with an existing python code. asking for debug, changes, add tests.