I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Aug 2021
Interview
Recruiter reached out for multiple positions. Awaiting my final result. Overall very positive when compared to some other companies I interviewed for.
1. Phone Screen
2. Coding Round + Lifestyle
3. Virtual On-site(2 Pair programming, 1 Technical Deep Dive)
Interviewers were patient and helpful when needed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Implement discounting feature for retail
2. LRUCache
3. Move a robot N/S/E/W and return coordinates
typical interview process, one round with hr. followed by a 75 min coding interview pair programming with one of the engineers. In the coding interview it was encouraged to use ai.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
create a autocomplete system for search based on a list of search frequencies.
There was a first round with hr followed by a 1hour interview, use of AI was encouraged. Interviewer was not very knowledgeable and I had to discover a solution that she understands
The interview was intense and definitely exceeded my expectations. The technical rounds were particularly challenging, but I felt prepared. One of the system design questions was about creating a webhook delivery system with various complexities, and I was relieved because I had explored that exact topic on PracHub just days before. After tackling some coding problems, I faced some behavioral questions that tested my thought process. Overall, the experience was demanding, but I was thrilled to receive an offer, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a webhook delivery system that retries on failure with exponential backoff. Cover idempotency, ordering guarantees, dead-letter queues, and how you'd handle a downstream consumer that's been offline for hours.