Does Shopify pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shopify employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shopify. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shopify?

45% of Shopify employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shopify 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shopify?

Support Advisor (225) , Software Developer (114) , Software Engineer (109) , Customer Support Advisor (94) , Account Executive (83) , Customer Success Guru (80) , Junior Support Advisor (75) , Senior Software Engineer (72) , Data Scientist (57) , Customer Service Representative (52) , Merchant Success Manager (52) , Team Lead (48) , Customer Success Guru - Remote (42) , Recruiter (40) , Customer Support (39)

What are the pros of working at Shopify according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and actually care for you and encourage you to use all your vacation and personal days." ((in 477 reviews)); "The people on your team with the same title as you are great to work with." ((in 415 reviews)); "It has a great culture of innovation and you're going to be working with lots of intelligent individuals." ((in 380 reviews)); "Work from home and flexible" ((in 159 reviews)); "Work/life balance was good for me. 2 hours to spend a week on professional development." ((in 144 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shopify according to real employee reviews?

"Massive layoffs without any warning AFTER saying there will be no more layoffs privately and publicly" ((in 182 reviews)); "Senior leadership will not take responsibility for any decline in growth or making the wrong strategic decision" ((in 172 reviews)); "poor management and quite top down" ((in 129 reviews)); "Inexperienced managers and leads" ((in 66 reviews)); "Upper management has completely lost touch with what it means to care about their employees." ((in 37 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shopify layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shopify layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shopify in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Shopify locations?

São Paulo , Goiânia , Belo Horizonte

Shopify reviews

3.3

45% would recommend to a friend

(3,730 total reviews)

Tobias Lütke

50% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

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Shopify has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,730 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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4K reviews

3.0

Jul 7, 2025

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Account executive

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun culture, lots of opportunities to make money

Cons

Lots of layoffs, changes, and bad data for books of business

4.0

Jul 6, 2025

Good

Sales development representative (sdr)

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and high pay + flexibility

Cons

Lots of changes which can lead to risking your position

3.0

Jul 5, 2025

Supportive Remote Work Environment with Global Exposure at Shopify

Acountant

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote and flexible work hours Access to global finance systems and real-world accounting practices Excellent work culture and team collaboration tools (Slack, Zoom, etc.) Good salary with health and tech benefits Learning resources and internal training available

Cons

Fast-paced environment may feel overwhelming at first Hard to connect deeply with teammates due to remote setup Time zone differences can affect meetings and deadlines Limited internal promotion opportunities for accounting roles

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