Shopify·Software Engineer

Shopify Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

New York, NYPosted Oct 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with outreach that moved quickly into technical screening and aptitude testing.

I was contacted by a recruiter and set up for a technical screen that involved a “you drive while we pair” style problem, along with an IQ-like aptitude test. The technical question felt odd for the role because it didn’t map cleanly to day-to-day web development work.

I didn’t love the uncertainty around evaluation—especially the fact that rejection came with no meaningful explanation. I also felt the time investment was heavy compared to how opaque the final decision was, and when I asked for feedback I didn’t receive anything specific.

Even though the technical part went fine, the

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