I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (New York, NY) in Oct 2024
Interview
I applied for a UX role and was lucky enough to have someone boost me in, which is why I think their career website's timeline on What the interview process was going to be, was misleading. I bypassed the first 30 min call and went straight into the testing evaluation. They test you on culture fit and math. Then you are given a date for an interview. On their career portal timeline, it should be a personal story interview, but I was blindsided by a portfolio review. There were two people on that call, it was clear it was stuck in the middle of their workday, and it was unclear who was leading the interview. As it was the first human I spoke with from the company, I was expecting more background/banter/explanation, but it was clear they were just there to rate me.
When I informed them I was under the impression it was a personal story interview, they were quick to say no, so I went through with the portfolio evaluation. It was alienating/ very silent. Other interviews I've been on with similar companies, there was more empathy from the designers that were evaluating me, questions along the way about process, or situational questions. But it was mostly silent with the Shopify crew.
Good, 3 rounds. First round was a get to know you round, then two technical rounds. The recruiter is really nice. And got the offer for both an internship and full time.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Mar 2018
Interview
The process included both a Life Story interview and skills and aptitudes interview, but was for a possible future job, not a job that was open at the time so I'm not sure if my process was typical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you connect some of your key life experiences to your professional experiences?