Mar 14, 2022
Shopify Development Manager reviews
4.5
100% would recommend to a friend
Tobias Lütke
100% approve of CEO
82% positive business outlook
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8 reviews
5.0
Sep 29, 2021
Recommend
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Pros
- Digital by Design perks: Super flexible working hours; Strong guidance and expectations around when email, Slack, or a video call make sense for making decisions and getting work done; Budget for setting up your remote work environment; Budget for your monthly Internet expenses; Destination90, where you can work from almost anywhere in the world for up to 90 days in each calendar year - Relationships favoured over hierarchy for getting things done - Lots of different comm channels to tune into if you want to voluntarily want to seek out more context on anything that's going on around the company - Shopify doesn't hire a**holes :D
Cons
- There's always a LOT going on, which can tempt folks into potential burnout if they have strong FOMO - (Like almost everywhere) your speed of climbing the career ladder will be highly dependent on who your lead is and what your team does at Shopify (certain types of projects are easy promo material, and your lead needs to be good at highlighting ALL your positive impact, not just the easy-to-talk-about things) - You can't margin trade your SHOP stock (kidding!! :D)
5.0
Sep 13, 2021
Recommend
Business Outlook
Pros
The best part of working here is the people: everyone is excited to build good code and solve the problems that are put in front of us every day. I was stagnant in my previous job, and have grown enormously since joining Shopify 4 years ago - both in my programming/craft skills and then also as a manager, a position I decided to try out for the first time (b/c the people around me making "management" appealing - they require very little management).
Cons
The ground can shift relatively quickly here. The company itself is a stable, but the problems we're trying to solve can arise quickly - like the weather. "Thriving on change" is considered healthy here - but if you're looking for "years of stability doing the same job over and over", that may be a challenge for you. But if you like responding to challenges, it's a good thing.
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