I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Shopify in Dec 2024
Interview
Thorough process with several rounds (1 general aptitude test, 1 pair-coding, 1 life story, 3 rounds of final technical interviews focusing on past projects and product sense then finally team-matching).
The interviews felt relevant to the job (practical questions) and the interviewers were very friendly. Emphasis on approach towards problem solving and communication rather than reaching a perfect solution.
My recruiter was very responsive throughout the process with fast turnaround and communication was flawless.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a past project you were heavily involved in
Interviewed with the hiring manager, really weird experience because it felt like an info session for me to ask questions. Whole thing was done in about 20 minutes with the guy being distracted by Slack messages.
It came off like they already filled the role before this interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why do you want this job
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY)
Interview
An unnecessarily long pre-interview process that requires an assessment test, a ridiculous survey with 100 questions, and 1 hour pointless life story, although easy, was annoyingly long and took away from the interview experience.
I applied, got the assessment the next day, and passed the assessment 100%. The HR contacted me roughly two weeks later for pair coding. first round assessment: the question varies --> second round pair coding: system design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
no behavioral questions. just typical system design questions
