I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2022
Interview
Undoubtedly a good company with what seems like a good culture and a strong benefits package. I had several rounds of interview here but it was very much a struggle. After every interview I had to chase the Recruiter for an update (when interviewing Recruiters, surely you make sure your candidate experience is on point, it's the number one thing they'll judge you on). She even set up a call for us to speak on a public holiday, I pointed out it was a public holiday and she confirmed we would speak then, only to not show for the call..... because it was a public holiday.
In summary, seems a good place to work but you may have to put up with a poor candidate experience and chase updates to get in there (note: I did deal with some other recruiters too who seemed more efficient, maybe I just got unlucky)
I applied online. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY)
Interview
I had a phone screen which was simple and went well.
Once I moved to the life story phase, it was disorganized and unstructured. The interviewer kept interrupting so I just let her drive the conversation instead of it being more free flowing like I expected. I think there may have been a language barrier because my feedback was not in line with what I had ever shared but they had passed and moved on with someone else so it wasn't worth the energy to state my case.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY) in Nov 2021
Interview
The Phone Interview was basic. The LifeStory interview was strange, predatory, and felt a little too personal. You go very deep with the recruiter, who by the way, had no previous experience as a recruiter and randomly worked at a music store and seemed very proud of this fact. The recruiter leads you on making you believe that you are a top candidate and you will make it to the next round of the interviews only to receive a cold rejection email. The whole experience of this lifestory is strange, off putting, and straight up predatory.
I wouldn’t recommend working here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself?
Why do you want to work at Shopify?
What do you know about Shopify?