Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Shopify with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 35% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 31 days to get hired, when considering 51 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shopify overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Shopify as a Senior Software Engineer according to 51 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 11%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Jun 2021
Interview
I had a really great experience. I had a phone screen with a manager who asked me a relatively easy question and I was able to finish that in 30 minutes. The rest of the time I asked him how life was at Shopify and it seemed pretty sweet.
A week later, I had a Life Story interview. I thought my story was pretty interesting, and the recruiter was awesome and was bubbly, nice, and followed along well. She let me know she would update me as soon as she could since I was on a tight schedule with other interviews.
A couple of days later I got rejected, as my resume wasn't what they were looking for compared to other candidates. The reason I applied was so I could have a better resume and learn some of the great technologies they use!
Anyways, I would recommend interviewing here, just make sure to make a good impression.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given different fruits with different rules for discounts, calculate how much it would cost
I passed LRU cache coding in first interview
I had four more interview.
1. pair coding again LRU cache I did what I did in previous one
2. system design I desinged staff level architectire
3. Technical deep dive I explained my current technical structure
4. life story he asked what we talked first screening
I got rejected .
Important part All I had interview was native speaker. None has accent.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Library Rare Books
Goals
Design the core systems to drive check-in and check-out flows. It should involve a web app (schema/APIs), a job system, and a file storage system.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Apr 2026
Interview
I recently completed the interview process at Shopify, which spanned about three weeks. The stages included an initial online cognitive assessment and a pair programming round, followed by a virtual onsite featuring a second pair programming session, a technical deep dive, system design, and a "life story" interview.
Overall, it was an excellent experience. The interviewers were professional and highly engaged throughout. I found the technical problems to be very practical, and notably, the use of AI coding tools was encouraged during the pairing sessions. While the system design requirements were quite lengthy, the complexity was manageable as long as you remain calm, think out loud, and clarify expectations early on.
Had an initial recruiter call, very friendly. Then had a life story interview, very friendly casual conversation as well speaking about past work experiences and how it led to where I am. Was scheduled for a 75 mins coding round, but I dropped since I landed another offer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More about why are you interested in Shopify and how I work