Shopify Data Scientist interview experience

There was a clear threat built into the process—if I didn’t finish answering all the questions, I’d likely be disqualified. It felt high-stakes even though the assessment itself was brief.

After that, I had an hour-long life story HR interview that felt surprisingly wasteful given how the process was already moving. The recruiter acted genuinely interested and discussed next steps like meeting for open-book pair coding, and it made the whole thing feel like it was still on track. I was rejected two days later with a “tough decision” explanation, which left me feeling like my time had been