I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Apr 2016
Interview
Had three interviews with them. First was an informal interview where they just wanted to know more about me and if I was a good fit for the company. Talked about my life in general and how I got into programming. The interviewer tried to match me with a remote opening as I wasn't willing to relocate right now.
Second interview was about problem solving. No coding, just talking about what I would do if X happened. I would say it's more of scaling issues. My interview was with a developer on the team I applied for.
Third interview was with a lead/director. I was told that the chat would be about a topic I know really well, and that I would be able to direct the conversation to that. However, I learned they were looking specifically on how much I knew about X (certain skillsets), and to expound on my knowledge of that.
I didn't get an offer, but they sent me a list of things they were looking for to be successful in their team, and I get why they wanted someone more senior. It was a fun process nevertheless.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Tell me your lifestory, how did you get into programming
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.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Lots of rounds and meeting multiple team members enjoyable experience and the interviews really ensure that the job is a right fit. There are multiple checkpoints to ensure both parties are on the same page
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through a past technical project you worked on or owned.
Interview process went quickly. The recruiter was very responsive and nice, and made the whole experience 10 times better. The interviewers did not ask impossible questions and focused more on the thought process than the correct answer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first 2 interviews were LeetCode-like questions. Not directly from leetcode, but if you know your data structures you'll be good. 3rd interview I had to prep a design document and share it and they asked questions about the decisions that were made and the rationale behind it.
