Portfolio review first where they went through three of my case studies in detail, pushing on why I made specific decisions at each interaction point. Then a design challenge about improving onboarding for new Shopify merchants, 45 minutes to sketch out a user flow and present it. The interviewer pushed on the reasoning behind every design decision, intense but good practice. Then a values interview which felt like a genuine conversation about what you care about and how you work, not a box checking exercise. The whole thing was about 3 hours across two sessions. Shopify design interviews are different from what I'd done elsewhere
Questions Asked
1.“How do you handle a situation where the client wants something that is genuinely bad UX”
Shopify
UX Designer
Toronto, ON
Winter 2026Pending Outcome
York University · Computer Science
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Easy Interview
BehavioralConversational
Portfolio review where we did a collaborative problem solving duet thing with a designer, that was fun then the life story interview which is them asking about your life and how you got to where you are
Questions Asked
1.“Tell me about a time a user surprised you with how they interacted with a product”
2.“Describe a time you had to defend a design decision under significant pressure”
Shopify
UI/UX Designer
Fall 2026No Offer
University of Waterloo · Computer Science
4th year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 2 past internships
BehavioralTechnicalSlow process
Process took 3 weeks they were slow to schedule next rounds but the people I met with were all friendly. Questions like walk me through this block of JavaScript and CSS nothing I haven't seen before but be careful about very specific syntax
Google
UX Designer
San Francisco, CA
Fall 2025Declined Offer
University of Toronto · Computer Science
2nd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 0 past internships
Hard Interview
Slow processMultiple rounds
HR screen then manager interview then technical, the technical had a LeetCode medium or could've been hard idk problem about shortening file paths and some resume questions and they wanted to know why Google and about a time I received negative feedback. Three rounds for a co-op seems like a lot.
Questions Asked
1.“What's the difference between qualitative and quantitative user research?”
2.“How do you conduct a usability test? Walk me through your process”