I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2019
Interview
The process was long but made sense. Initially had a conversation with a recruiter. Followed up by a 75 min remote pair programming and a life story. After that had 3 on-site interviews which included another pair-programming, whiteboard problem solving interview, and a technical interview.
The whole process took about 2-3 weeks. The Shopify recruiter in contact with me was very clear and communicated well about the process. I got a rejection the day after my on-site interviews. One of my interviews hadn't gone well, and I agreed with the feedback.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Python programming problems mainly. These were pretty straightforward and done on Jupyter Notebook.
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.