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Shopify Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Shopify Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 19 questions · ~170 min
Top 3 Companies by Stock AveragesEasy
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Use a size-three min-heap to find the three companies with the highest seven-day average stock prices.

Shopify
Tic Tac Toe Coding ExerciseEasy
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Simulate alternating Tic-Tac-Toe moves and detect a winner, draw, or unfinished game using row, column, and diagonal counts.

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Execution8 questions · ~72 min
Push Code to ProductionMedium
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Tests judgment around risk, quality, and release readiness.

productionShopify
Design Document RationaleHard
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Evaluates system design thinking and ability to justify trade-offs.

Decision MakingShopify
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System Design16 questions · ~143 min
Library System DesignHard
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Assesses your ability to design core services and data models from scratch.

designShopify
Walk Through a Designed SystemMedium
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Assesses system understanding, architecture communication, and end-to-end reasoning.

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Behavioral & Leadership5 questions · ~45 min
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More topics2 questions · ~18 min
Import JSON and Manipulate DataMedium
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Assesses data handling skills and ability to implement transformation pipelines.

Data ManipulationShopify
Walk Through a Complex BuildMedium
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Assesses end-to-end ownership, system decomposition, and data structure choices.

Shopify
Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
Running Total Top Three DaysMedium
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Calculate merchant running revenue and rank each merchant's three highest-grossing days using PostgreSQL window functions.

Date FunctionsData ManipulationAggregationsShopify
Rolling 7-Day Conversion SQLMedium
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Calculate Shopify Email's rolling 7-day conversion rate using CTEs, date series generation, joins, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsAggregationsShopifyActiveWizardsSquarespace
SQL for Sales and LogsHard
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Aggregate completed Shopify sales and admin logins by merchant and month using CTEs, LEFT JOIN, and conditional logic.

case studysqlShopify
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