Shopify reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,737 total reviews)
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Tobias Lütke

50% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Shopify has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shopify employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Dec 18, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

1. Amazing Talent: The people that work at Shopify are world-class at what they do, which makes learning from their experience a massive perk. The “Don’t be an asshole” mantra is something everyone lives by, eliminating a lot of the toxicity of other workplaces I’ve been a part of 2. Growth Mindset: Shopify preaches the growth mindset from Tobi down to the frontlines, but they definitely also put their money where their mouth is. You can “Own your own development” and attend whatever relevant conferences you want, make book/workshop/online course investments, take dedicated study time to level-up (perhaps during meeting-free Wednesday) 3. Lifestyle Perks: From the free restaurant-quality breakfast and lunches, to the beer and kombucha on tap, to the spending accounts for fitness, travel, etc. Shopify constantly makes you love being at work and a part of the Shopify team. 4. Exec Team: Shopify’s executives are just very smart, logical and pragmatic people. From the regular townhalls they hold to answer ANY question that comes up and is voted on by employees, to the “default to open” mentality of corporate information, you don’t feel as though you’re working in an opaque corporation as is too often the case with most tech companies nowadays.

Cons

1. Startup Quirks: Shopify is very much so still a start-up in many ways. Not all processes are well defined, and who owns certain components can be hard to track down. But this also means things aren’t super rigid and bureaucratic. Personally a lot of this I’d still consider a pro, but I didn’t have much else to write here. 2. Internal Movements: Shopify does love promoting people internally, but there are definitely some times when being internal hurts. Usually, if you’re a Guru, since the demand to get a non-support role is so large. There are also very significant compensation discrepancies for internal hires vs external ones, which can suck for people getting promoted.

5.0
Dec 18, 2019
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Honestly Shopify is the absolute hands down best company to work for. You are free to be yourself and are treated with respect and as an equal. You can start or get involved in new projects or learn new skills and knowledge to improve yourself. There is an absolute wealth of knowledge between all the staff that are employed and they're all happy to help if they can with anything and everything. You can use your own initiative to ask someone in another role what is required a d the best way to start upskilling for that role and they will point you in the right direction.

Cons

No cons, however it can be difficult for some people to get used to the idea of asking questions and taking initiative. For example if you want to talk to someone in the very top management, go ahead and either message them or send an invite for a 30 minute chat. The worst that can happen is they say no due to lack of time which you can then try reschedule. You won't ever find this of freedom again.

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