I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Ottawa, ON) in Apr 2017
Interview
had one screening phone call with HR than a video call with a person on the team. The last step was spending a day at the Shopify office for 3 more interview plus a lunch with an employee
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pair programing where I was asked to copy the "tail" Linux command
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2020
Interview
The coding interview was easy, and the conversational interview was nice, but the "pair programming" interviews were awful. I had never pair programmed so I did a ton of research, and came expecting to collaborate and complete more of a "soft skill" interview than a technical challenge. They were executed like algorithmic coding challenges, and I spent the whole time confused trying to engage the interviewers and establish a "driver" and "navigator" situation. The interviewers didn't strike me as desirable coworkers
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a secret santa program with rules for couples
Nebulous. Applied, was never sent an email. Had a hiring manager just put something on my calendar without asking for availability. But the guy seemed pretty nice on the phone interview. Asked if he had any concerns, he said no. Which means he didn't want to mention what those concern(s) were which is a huge red flag. I'm able to progress through interview loops at many other comparable companies. I strongly think that I was racially discriminated against. Shopify needs to have mixed race interviewers as other diverse companies do. Having just 1 race in the initial interview allows for 1 interviewer to filter out races they personally dislike and filter in their own race. This has left me with a bad impression of shopify.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Didn't ask me anything important or challenging, was told there were no concerns with my candidacy.