Hiring location
Toronto, ON
Platform tenure
4 months on platform
Specialties
Achievements
Read anonymous recruiter reviews for David Chen at Shopify on Rate My Recruiter. Compare ratings, response times, and candidate outcomes before your next interview.
Recruiter summary
David Chen has a reputation score of 63 out of 100 (grade D) based on 2 anonymous candidate reviews. They recruit for Shopify. Candidates report an average response time of 6 days. The ghosting rate is 50%, and 50% of reviewers would work with this recruiter again.
Reputation metrics
Ghosting rate
50%
Avg response time
6d
Salary transparency
3.5
Professionalism
4.0
Interview quality
3.5
Job accuracy
3.5
Follow-up rate
50%
Would work with again
50%
Based on 2 published reviews. Low confidence sample. High: 10+ reviews, medium: 3 to 9, low: fewer than 3.
Review analytics
Share & embed
Embed: https://ratemyrecruiter.dev/embed/david-chen-shopify
2 Candidate Reviews
Staff Backend Engineer
Staff+OfferDetailed reviewAnonymous candidate · 6/15/2026 · Would recommend
Latest stage: Offer · 5 timeline steps
David is the reason I accepted Shopify's process instead of bailing halfway through. He sent a doc before my first call explaining each interview stage, who I'd meet, and what they care about. No BS. When I asked about comp band upfront he didn't dodge it — gave a range and said where I'd likely land based on my background. Felt like he was advocating for me internally, not just filling a req. If you're interviewing with Shopify eng, hope you get David.
Engineering Manager
LeadershipGhostedDetailed reviewAnonymous candidate · 5/8/2026 · Would not recommend
Latest stage: Ghosted · 4 timeline steps
First call was fine. Second round with the HM seemed positive — David said he'd sync with the team "by end of week." That was six weeks ago. Two follow-up emails, one LinkedIn message, nothing. Maybe the role filled. Maybe I wasn't a fit. Just tell me? Left a bad taste compared to other Shopify folks I've talked to.