Is Shopify a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Shopify have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 227 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Shopify employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Shopify now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Shopify .

Does Shopify pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shopify with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 227 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Shopify.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Shopify?

50% of Software Developer employees at Shopify would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Shopify with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating 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 (71) , 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 458 reviews)); "The people on your team with the same title as you are great to work with." ((in 410 reviews)); "good benefits, work from home" ((in 171 reviews)); "good pay is good good" ((in 143 reviews)); "Work/life balance was good for me. 2 hours to spend a week on professional development." ((in 134 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 178 reviews)); "Senior leadership will not take responsibility for any decline in growth or making the wrong strategic decision" ((in 167 reviews)); "poor management and quite top down" ((in 130 reviews)); "Inexperienced managers and leads" ((in 65 reviews)); "orgs) in a completely different job with no background or training and be expected to meet strict deadlines." ((in 40 reviews))

Shopify Software Developer reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(227 total reviews)

Tobias Lütke

46% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Shopify with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 227 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Shopify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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227 reviews

5.0

Feb 10, 2015

Best place I've ever worked

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food, free booze, flexible hours, friendly colleagues, interesting projects.

Cons

They're forcing me to write at least five words, but there's nothing bad about this place.

Shopify Response

11y

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. Our HR and culture teams value your input as we strive to improve life at Shopify.

1.0

Jan 20, 2015

An unfortunately poisonous culture

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Generous benefits, time off, travel ability.

Cons

There is definitely a culture of superiority, arrogance and we know something the rest of the world doesn't. What we do is not rocket science. But developers are overly valued as gods, and we forsake infrastructure, solid planning, resource management and responsible governance. It's easy to say we're successful because we have cash coming in the door, but what lies beneath the cash is actually a quite poorly managed and led company.

Shopify Response

11y

Thank you for your insight – we really appreciate the review. Moving forward, any feedback will help us as we strive to do better and better. As a fast-growing company, we are constantly working to overcome the challenges that surround our growth. We are very sorry to hear that you feel we measure our success based on money. We have always aimed to measure success on employee performance, engagement, and culture. Initiatives such as a Gallup help focus on these components, and your feedback also helps us continue to improve.

5.0

Jun 9, 2014

Great fit for intelligent hard working individuals.

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Transparency (monthly AMAs with the CEO). Accolades (company bonus system based on employee voting). Technical focus (CEO still codes and comments on PRs). Strong focus on simplicity (everyone will challenge you to find a simpler solution). Amazing perks (lunches are really good). Exceptional staff in all departments. Flexible hours (generally 10-5, work from home if sick).

Cons

More work than can be completed. You need a strong lead to deflect work and focus on quality. Young employees. Can make it more challenging to connect if you are 30+ Inexperienced staff. Reinventing the wheel a lot. (not so much bigco cargo culting though) High expectations and stress that goes with it. Burnout is probably more likely here than usual. Remote offices don't get treated equally. Move to Ottawa if you can, great city.

Shopify Response

11y

Thank you for your feedback – our HR and culture teams appreciate the review. Moving forward, any insight will help us strive to improve life at Shopify.

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