I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Sep 2021
Interview
1 Online tech screening on video, the chat with a Shopify engineer was very nice and promising. I had to write a compilable and working console app. The set-up was already there. I just needed to transfer the test data into code, solve the solution and make sure it produces the right output. Managed to do it on time and handled the edge cases. The core task was: given some locations with the certain amount of certain goods, list all of them that can fulfill the order of products of certain amount.
1 Life Story - didn't make past it. Got a default reply "We found a candidate who's better aligned"
The chat with a recruiter seemed to be going well, but they said in the beginning that I should have been located in one of the countries they hire from. That was in the beginning. Then I talked them through my career, answering some questions that they had along the way. I am not sure why I failed. Maybe I didn't send the right signals or didn't impress them. But in any case, for me it was a waste of my time to wait 3 weeks for this interview after passing the tech screen. From what I heard, the main point was to prove you are just a cultural fit and not a rude, unpleasant person in general. Didn't expect it to be a show stopper. Also, she tended to get distracted by other chats and it was quite unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write a console app: given some locations with the certain amount of certain goods, list all of them that can fulfill the order of products of certain amount.
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
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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
