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Shopify already pays at the low end. I mean, not even relative to FAANG; you can make a similar salary at a government job as an engineer.

dvdhnt 3y ago
This hasn't been true for the last couple of years. source: I was a Shopify employee until today and can confirm my salary was closer to FAANG than not.
- mattgreenrocks 3y ago
  Sorry to hear that. Hope you can find a new job soon!
  - dvdhnt 3y ago
    Much appreciated, thank you.
exhibitapp 3y ago
this is absolutely not true, I know engineering managers with around 5-7 years of total experience ( aka people under 30 ) making $400,000 CAD in cash compensation at shop. They recently did a cash/equity split where employees could choose their split and not a huge surprise many chose the maximum cash there are no government engineering positions in Canada paying anywhere close to this
zeroxfe 3y ago
Totally not true. My Shopify offer was slightly higher than my Google offer (as a re-hire), both base + stocks, about 3 years ago. However, going with Google really paid off because of the stock performance.
burke 3y ago
This was partially true at points (though we've always done quite a bit better than government), but categorically stopped being true with: https://news.shopify.com/rewriting-the-story-of-compensation https://news.shopify.com/rewriting-the-story-of-compensation -- now it's pretty competitive.
amrocha 3y ago
They pay competitively now, but it took half the company quitting during covid covid for them to get to that point
- _jesse 3y ago
  When did this change? I interviewed in fall 2021 and got a decent offer but ultimately took a higher offer elsewhere.
  - inerte 3y ago
    Last September. You now get $X per year and chose how much you want in stocks or cash. Depending on your level, a certain minimum of stock is necessary. Most Sr / Staff engineering had a floor of 10% stocks, but the rest is plain cash. Shopify wasn't paying like FAANG, but also not like a startup. I would say 75% of a FAANG.

dvdhnt 3y ago

This hasn't been true for the last couple of years. source: I was a Shopify employee until today and can confirm my salary was closer to FAANG than not.

mattgreenrocks 3y ago
Sorry to hear that. Hope you can find a new job soon!
- dvdhnt 3y ago
  Much appreciated, thank you.

exhibitapp 3y ago

this is absolutely not true, I know engineering managers with around 5-7 years of total experience ( aka people under 30 ) making $400,000 CAD in cash compensation at shop. They recently did a cash/equity split where employees could choose their split and not a huge surprise many chose the maximum cash there are no government engineering positions in Canada paying anywhere close to this

zeroxfe 3y ago

Totally not true. My Shopify offer was slightly higher than my Google offer (as a re-hire), both base + stocks, about 3 years ago. However, going with Google really paid off because of the stock performance.

burke 3y ago

This was partially true at points (though we've always done quite a bit better than government), but categorically stopped being true with: https://news.shopify.com/rewriting-the-story-of-compensation https://news.shopify.com/rewriting-the-story-of-compensation -- now it's pretty competitive.

amrocha 3y ago

They pay competitively now, but it took half the company quitting during covid covid for them to get to that point

_jesse 3y ago
When did this change? I interviewed in fall 2021 and got a decent offer but ultimately took a higher offer elsewhere.
- inerte 3y ago
  Last September. You now get $X per year and chose how much you want in stocks or cash. Depending on your level, a certain minimum of stock is necessary. Most Sr / Staff engineering had a floor of 10% stocks, but the rest is plain cash. Shopify wasn't paying like FAANG, but also not like a startup. I would say 75% of a FAANG.