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Shopify Interns Share Their Tips for Success
Summary
Shopify interns and a former intern describe how they approached interviews, daily work, and growth across backend, development, solutions engineering, iOS, and application security roles. Their routines include stand-ups, pull-request review, coding, meetings, pair programming, production monitoring, and regular breaks, with some teams organizing work around three-week release cycles. Interview advice centers on completing the application, explaining non-traditional backgrounds, demonstrating passion and adaptability, communicating technical solutions to different audiences, and being honest about knowledge gaps. Inside Shopify, contributors say success depends on asking questions early, seeking feedback and mentorship, taking initiative, talking beyond one’s team, and holding strong opinions weakly. The post also announces Fall 2018 intern hiring, with applications due May 11, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST.
Context
Several Shopify interns and one former intern share their education, career paths, interview experiences, daily routines, and advice for succeeding at Shopify. The roles span backend development, product development, solutions engineering, Shopify Exchange, iOS development, and application security.
Takeaways
Interview experiences included Shopify’s Life Story conversation, verbal conceptual problems, business cases explained to both CEOs and developers, and admitting when an answer was unknown.
Intern routines combined stand-ups, pull-request feedback, coding, meetings, pair programming, bug investigation, and production monitoring; Ariel Scott-Dicker’s iOS team worked in three-week release periods.
Contributors repeatedly recommend asking questions early, seeking feedback and mentorship, taking initiative, connecting beyond the immediate team, and staying open to consensus.
FAQ
What interview advice do the interns give applicants?
They recommend completing every part of the application, starting early, being authentic, and showing passion and willingness to expand your skills. They also suggest explaining how non-traditional experiences shaped your work and being honest about what you do not know.
How do interns say people succeed at Shopify?
They describe Shopify as self-driven, so contributors need to ask questions, seek context, take initiative, and use mentors, team leads, Slack contacts, and other colleagues as resources. Talking with people outside the team can also clarify how the team fits into the company.
What deadline is given for the Fall 2018 internship application?
The post says applications for the Fall 2018 term were due May 11, 2018, at 9:00 AM EST.
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