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Software Engineer (Backend) Interview

28 July 2020

Anonymous interview candidate

Singapore

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Backend Developer Interview

1 Nov 2024

Anonymous interview candidate

Singapore

No offer

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Software Engineer (Backend) Interview

28 July 2020

Anonymous interview candidate

Singapore

Other Software Engineer (Backend) interview reviews for Shopee

Backend Developer Interview

1 Nov 2024

Anonymous interview candidate

Singapore

No offer

Negative experience

Easy interview

Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in July 2020

Interview

Only did the online test as an experienced backend developer. Was contacted by HR. They sent the email to open a website to do online tests with some MCQs and coding questions. The test took 70 minutes, not allowed to use any references or do any searches.

Interview questions [2]

Question 1

MCQ questions on TCP, Database, general questions.

1 Answer

Question 2

Coding questions, no references allowed, no built in library functions allowed.

1 Answer

Shopee response

Hello there, thank you for leaving a review. We regret to hear of your experience and would like to know more about it. If you would be open to share, please drop us an email at [hr.experience@shopee.com] and we will get back to you soon. Hope to hear from you!

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopee (Singapore) in July 2024

Interview

Applied for market place tech services backend role. Had one online technical interview and one onsite interview with the hiring manager. Did not pass the final round. Overall the process was quite smooth and fast.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why are you interested in this role?

Answer question

Backend Developer Interview

11 Feb 2024

Anonymous interview candidate

Jakarta

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Shopee (Jakarta)

Interview

It was a great interview experience. The interviewer asked some technical questions and even had me do some live coding. I really enjoyed the experience and felt confident afterwards. It was definitely a positive experience.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

There were some questions raised regarding databases.

Answer question

Backend Developer Interview

24 July 2022

Anonymous interview candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Shopee

Interview

Online code screening, focus on algorithm and data structure rather than what you can do in the past. You are free to choose your programming language but the code must run.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Solve the Median of two sorted arrays problem

Answer question