I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY) in Aug 2021
Interview
1 hour technical screen, 1 hour life story.
The tech screen took 15 minutes - it was a super easy question that I solved quickly. I then progressed to the life story, which is an interview with a recruiter where you basically talk about your experience and how you’ve arrived where you are. I thought the conversation went super well - had a great rapport with the recruiter and we easily could have gone for over an hour.
Three days later I get a generic rejection email. No idea why, considering I thought I hadn’t put a foot wrong (and I’ll happily admit when I don’t think I’ve done well). I think the life story is a way to weed people out based on whatever arbitrary criteria they have. That’s said, they shouldn’t waste my time and emotional energy - if there’s something about my profile you don’t like just don’t give me an interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Sort a list of products based on name and quantity sold. Break ties on product price.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Apr 2026
Interview
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.
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More about why are you interested in Shopify and how I work
