Hiring location
Toronto, ON
Platform tenure
3 months on platform
Specialties
Achievements
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: 3–9, low: fewer than 3.
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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.