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      Developer Interview

      8 Mar 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Toronto, ON
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2017

      Interview

      The process took about 2+ months, I applied online and got a "Life Story" interview within a couple of days. My recruiter was extremely nice and professional, she made it very easy to talk about my life and why I made certain career and personal decisions. About a month later I had an engineering interview which consisted of showing them a project I had made, and answering some technical questions. I wasn't able to answer their questions well at all because I know much more about data manipulation rather than front end development, so I thought I definitely wouldn't get an offer. However they recognized that I would be much better suited for the data engineering team in Ottawa so they offered my that instead which is exactly what I wanted! Overall everyone I spoke to was extremely professional, helpful, and considerate, and I'm glad they were able to see my potential even though it may not have been completely apparent through the technical questions.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What is your life story?
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      4
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      Shopify response
      9y
      Thanks so much for taking the time to write a review! You have highlighted a great point about Shopify. Our hiring process can be lengthy as we aim to learn about our applicants in detail so we can place people in roles where we know they will succeed (as this is better for the individual and the company). Through getting to know each candidate as a whole person in their life story interview we seek to find what intrinsically motivates and challenges them (whether that is directly related to their qualifications or not). We are always looking for that win-win of placing the right person in exactly the right job for them! I am glad to hear this seemed to be the case for you.

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      Software Engineer Interview

      1 May 2026
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

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      The interview was intense and definitely exceeded my expectations. The technical rounds were particularly challenging, but I felt prepared. One of the system design questions was about creating a webhook delivery system with various complexities, and I was relieved because I had explored that exact topic on PracHub just days before. After tackling some coding problems, I faced some behavioral questions that tested my thought process. Overall, the experience was demanding, but I was thrilled to receive an offer, which I happily accepted.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a webhook delivery system that retries on failure with exponential backoff. Cover idempotency, ordering guarantees, dead-letter queues, and how you'd handle a downstream consumer that's been offline for hours.
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      Software Developer Interview

      6 Jan 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)

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      Question 1

      Walk through a past technical project you worked on or owned.
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      Software Engineer Interview

      9 Nov 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Montreal, QC
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Shopify (Montreal, QC)

      Interview

      Interview process went quickly. The recruiter was very responsive and nice, and made the whole experience 10 times better. The interviewers did not ask impossible questions and focused more on the thought process than the correct answer.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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