Going Downhill - Senior Software Engineer Shopify Employee Review

3.0
Nov 23, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The individuals I worked with were all amazing teammates, and the comp model is competitive in Canada.

Cons

Leadership is disorganized and chaotic. They just scream “thrive on change”, and then constantly change directions without ever letting new features breathe. There used to be room to voice concerns, but they shut it all down now so all you hear is the exec team who are completely out of touch. The logistics team was so poorly run I can’t put words to it.

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Cons

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2.0
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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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