Shopify Software Developer reviews

3.5

50% would recommend to a friend

(228 total reviews)
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Tobias Lütke

46% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Shopify with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Shopify is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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228 reviews
3.0
Jul 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High salary, fast paced environment

Cons

Easy to get burnt out at Shopify. CEO exercises too much control over projects. Shopify also only really cares about their bottom line and will straight up say they don’t really care about employees as long as making a profit is prioritized.

4.0
Jul 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart people - Great product and super impactful - Great technical culture

Cons

- No longer startup vibes - Only some teams are great - Office politics

3.0
Jul 24, 2025

Mini Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

fully remote, good perks, flexible vacation time.

Cons

pay is a bit lower than those FAANGs you need to learn ruby & rails there is no QA, if your code is messed up, you are messed up onCall duties

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