RejectedTechnical Screen

AI-Encouraged Pair Programming on an Auto-Refund System, Failed the Next Day

ShopifyMachine Learning Engineer · Technical Screen · Sep 2026

I got the interview through a referral. The recruiter emphasized that it's pair programming and that using AI is very much encouraged. It's 75 minutes, and at the start the interviewer shares a repo with the problem statement and the actual questions in it. The problem was to write an auto refund system based on the requirements. It's not LeetCode style, more like a mix of mini system design + co…

Shared by a candidate · reported Sep 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.