I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify
No offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Sept 2017
Interview
It was a very friendly and welcoming process that lasted about 2 hours and took place at their office in Toronto. The first hour was with someone from HR or culture to determine culture fit with Shopify, followed by skill fit interview with the research team itself.
Life Story and Deep Dive as other have previously mentioned. Over the web and only one person attended the deep dive. They asked me to prepare a lengthy presentation and spend time to explain a project but then did not really let me get into it. I felt as though the person interviewing didn’t give me a chance and immediately asked irrelevant questions about the presentation. Overall life story didn’t seem too bad just a casual conversation, but overall felt the interview process was more of a sorority pledge than a formal interview.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Jun 2019
Interview
1. 15 minutes brief phone interview. (Just first impression and first talk)
2. Life Story interview with a recruiter. (1-hour interview via hangouts)
3. Deep dive interview with the head of UX research dept. (1-hour interview via hangouts)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In this interview, we’ll be looking to find out more about the things you’ve done in your life, the decisions you’ve made, what you’re passionate about, and the path you’ve taken to bring you here today.