I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Oct 2021
Interview
I was referred by another Shopify employee. Talked with a team lead about what they were hiring for (informal chat) then talked with a recruiter then had a 45 min case question with a PM manager (not the hiring manager)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The question was very open ended. The email I got made it seem like it would be a root cause analysis question, so that's what I studied for, but it wasn't. It was a more standard product question specifically about shopify/ecommerce. E.g., 'you see feedback that users want x, what do you do?' - so diving into why they want it, the problem, what's the right solution, metrics, etc.
It will be VERY specific to shopify, as in a problem their users currently have. I was very out of my element as I don't have ecommerce experience. They say that they don't require ecomm experience but with a question like that, it was very difficult for me without that background.
They ghosted me after, which I was expecting based on other reviews - so not really surprised there.
Life Story: They put a lot of emphasis on life experience, and less on concrete work experience and resume fillers.
Product Case Study: Give you a product challenge to work through live.
Behavioral: Ask about working experience
XFN: Cross functional interview
Case interview with another Product Manager about managing supply and demand in the shopify app store. Focused on identifying potential problems in the store and identifying solutions + metrics to improve them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you manage supply and demand in the shopify app store.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Aug 2023
Interview
- Screen w/ recruiter - Mini Case - Not sure what happens after that, but I didn't make it past the mini case but pretty sure they have their classic life story interview, another case study, and some behavioral
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They make it seem like the mini case will be a data analytics interview but it's very generic question - about how merchants sign up for shopify but then they don't come back to Shopify. They think a tailored onboarding would help them out and it's your job to tackle this onboarding problem. And you have to share how you'd solve it over 6 months.