Shopify·Software Engineer

Shopify Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Montreal, QCPosted Jan 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied and then got scheduled for an interview over Skype.

It was only about 30 minutes, and it didn’t feel like it focused much on technical depth. I remember walking away thinking the session should have been more thorough given the role.

Because the interview leaned more general than technical, it also wasn’t very clear what signals they were prioritizing. The whole thing felt quick and light compared to what I expected for a software engineer screening.

I didn’t get an offer, and my reflection was that I never felt like I had a real chance to demonstrate the specific skills the job would actually require, since the technical evaluation never

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