Life Story. You talk about your life and the interviewer asks questions based on that. The interviewer wasn't interested from the start, seemed like they wanted to just get it over with.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2025
Interview
1. Online Assessment: LeetCode easy to medium coding problem conducted on CoderPad.
2. Aptitude Test: an IQ assessment along with basic math and statistics questions.
3. Technical Interview: pair programming with an engineer to design an object-oriented system for a simple problem.
4. Life Story Interview : behavioural interview with HR.
5. Reference Check
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Life Story: tell me about yourself, why pursue this degree, why choose Shopify.
Pair Programming: word guessing game
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Shopify
Interview
Online Interview, medium difficulty hackerrank question. Got 75% but rejection :) you would need to get all test cases I believe. Of which I did not get. After this you would get a recruiter phone call
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode/Hackerrank medium difficulty question. 8 different test cases
The interview experience with Shopify was smooth and engaging. It focused on a mix of technical and behavioral questions. The technical part involved coding challenges, emphasizing problem-solving and scalability. The behavioral part explored my teamwork, adaptability, and passion for innovation. The interviewers were friendly, and the process felt more like a conversation than an interrogation, which allowed me to showcase my skills naturally.
