Shopify·Software Engineer

Shopify Software Engineer interview experience

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Montreal, QCPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview journey was pretty quick and direct.

After the online assessment, I moved into a technical/pair programming round, then shortly after into a behavioral/life story interview, and later references came in before the final decision. The overall feel was straightforward, like they were trying to keep the loop moving.

In pair programming, the question skewed toward OOP and I was able to work with AI tools while coding. The interviewer emphasized that I should explain what I was thinking as I went, and they checked in with questions that shaped how I refined my solution. When that round wrapped up, the next step was the life story

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