I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY) in Apr 2025
Interview
I was initially contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. I wasn't interested at first, but they were persistent, so I agreed to move forward.
Round 1: Initial recruiter screen.
Round 2: Online IQ test, which was sent after the recruiter screen.
Round 3: Interview with the hiring manager, more so of a conversation and get to know you than an actual interview, think they asked 3-4 questions at most.
Round 4: "Life story" interview, expect multiple hours to prep for their dumb questions.
After this the recruiter will send case study assignment and a schedule a presentation. They arranged a prep call with a current Solutions Engineer to answer any questions about the scenario. Unfortunately, the person showed up 15 minutes late and couldn’t answer basic questions about the case they were supposed to help with.
Round 5: Final presentation. I showed up prepared, but Shopify completely ghosted the interview. No one attended. I followed up with the recruiter via phone and email multiple times over the course of several days and received no response. I was completely ghosted.
This was by far the most unprofessional interview experience of my career. Despite their initial persistence, they wasted my time across five rounds of interviews and failed to even extend the courtesy of a response.
AVOID!
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Le premier entretien est assez simple, il s'agit de passer en revue ton expérience actuelle. Un test d'aptitude de type QI est inclus dans le processus. J'ai passé le tour avec un responsable du recrutement. Mon entretien suivant a été annulé car le poste a été retiré et ils ne recrutaient plus pour ce rôle spécifique en France.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What performance issues have you seen with large-scale integrations, and how did you solve them?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Jun 2025
Interview
Did one technical assessment (IQ test type) and then talked to the department hiring manager (Q&A, not technical). I was scheduled to talk with someone from the team had I moved forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How I was using AI at my job and what is currently lacking in the AI space.