Prepare for your "tour of duty" - Senior Software Engineer Shopify Employee Review

3.0
Jul 12, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You'll work with extremely talented people. All of my peers were not only talented, but were truly good humans. It's a great product and the company is poised for success.

Cons

"Thrive on change" is used to justify chaos and disorganization. In the course of less than a year my team was reorg'ed four times. Your effort doesn't matter. I was laid off without my manager or their manager having any input in the decision. I literally could have been the best or the worst and it wouldn't have mattered. I was told that I was working on a side quest and unneeded...yet the people who determined what quest I was on are still employed.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jul 12, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Base pay is on the higher end for the role

Cons

The new commission structure is among the lowest in the industry. You essentially get your commission paid out in tiny increments spread out quarterly over three years. If the merchant ever leaves Shopify, or goes out of business, you leave or get fired, in that time you lose all payouts.

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