Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Shopify (Waterloo, ON) nel mese di apr 2021
Colloquio
1. 1hr coding question. Fairly easy, could be done in 10 minutes
2. Life Story Interview
The recruiter that conducted my life story interview was very new to the company, and seemed to be struggling to be on top of the interview. Her questions weren't sharp and her follow-ups to my answers didn't flow well with the conversation. After the interview, I knew I did the best I could but if she is going to share notes to make a decision I will probably get rejected which I did. Interview feels like it was a waste of time, and don't feel like a got a fair chance.
Domande di colloquio [1]
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Coding: practical, easy question if you have done significant coding at work (LeetCode not required). They also let you use external resources.
Life Story: more about your background and history of how you got to where you are
I passed LRU cache coding in first interview
I had four more interview.
1. pair coding again LRU cache I did what I did in previous one
2. system design I desinged staff level architectire
3. Technical deep dive I explained my current technical structure
4. life story he asked what we talked first screening
I got rejected .
Important part All I had interview was native speaker. None has accent.
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Library Rare Books
Goals
Design the core systems to drive check-in and check-out flows. It should involve a web app (schema/APIs), a job system, and a file storage system.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. La procedura ha richiesto 3 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Shopify nel mese di apr 2026
Colloquio
I recently completed the interview process at Shopify, which spanned about three weeks. The stages included an initial online cognitive assessment and a pair programming round, followed by a virtual onsite featuring a second pair programming session, a technical deep dive, system design, and a "life story" interview.
Overall, it was an excellent experience. The interviewers were professional and highly engaged throughout. I found the technical problems to be very practical, and notably, the use of AI coding tools was encouraged during the pairing sessions. While the system design requirements were quite lengthy, the complexity was manageable as long as you remain calm, think out loud, and clarify expectations early on.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Shopify (Toronto, ON)
Colloquio
Had an initial recruiter call, very friendly. Then had a life story interview, very friendly casual conversation as well speaking about past work experiences and how it led to where I am. Was scheduled for a 75 mins coding round, but I dropped since I landed another offer
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More about why are you interested in Shopify and how I work
