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Shopee interview questions and how to prepare

The questions candidates report from Shopee interviews, sorted by how often they come up, with difficulty and topics, plus original practice written in Shopee's interview style.

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ZorixOS tracks 8 community-reported Shopee interview questions, drawn from an open-source dataset of real interview reports and sorted by how frequently each one comes up. Every question links to its source. Alongside them are 98 original ZorixOS practice questions written in Shopee's known interview style (not claimed as asked at Shopee), so you can rehearse the real format. Practice any of them out loud in a free AI mock interview tuned to Shopee.

Updated July 2026

Shopee interview questions candidates report

Community-reported from real Shopee interviews (open-source dataset), most-asked first. Showing 8. Each links to its source.

  1. Count Pairs in Two Arrays
    ArrayTwo PointersBinary SearchSorting
    Medium100% asked
  2. Jump Game
    ArrayDynamic ProgrammingGreedy
    Medium100% asked
  3. LRU Cache
    Hash TableLinked ListDesignDoubly-Linked List
    Medium100% asked
  4. Random Pick with Weight
    ArrayMathBinary SearchPrefix Sum
    Medium88% asked
  5. Serialize and Deserialize BST
    StringTreeDepth-First SearchBreadth-First Search
    Medium88% asked
  6. Valid Palindrome
    Two PointersString
    Easy88% asked
  7. Bus Routes
    ArrayHash TableBreadth-First Search
    Hard64% asked
  8. Longest Palindromic Substring
    Two PointersStringDynamic Programming
    Medium64% asked

Practice questions in Shopee's style

Original ZorixOS questions written the way Shopee interviews, so you rehearse the real format. Not claimed as asked at Shopee.

  1. Imagine Shopee's logistics system handles millions of daily deliveries in India. How would you design a system to detect and prevent fraudulent delivery attempts, considering the scale and potential for manipulation?

    Software EngineerSystem DesignTests: Evaluates system design thinking, understanding of distributed systems, and ability to handle scale and security concerns.

  2. Shopee's platform sees a surge in traffic during festivals like Diwali. Describe how you would design a caching strategy to ensure a smooth user experience and minimize latency for product listings and checkout.

    Software EngineerSystem DesignTests: Assesses knowledge of caching mechanisms, performance optimization, and handling traffic spikes in a large-scale e-commerce environment.

  3. You are debugging a sudden increase in 500 errors reported by users browsing product pages on Shopee India. Outline your systematic approach to identify the root cause, considering potential issues in the backend services, database, or CDN.

    Software EngineerDebuggingTests: Tests problem-solving skills, systematic debugging approach, and understanding of web application architectures.

  4. Shopee's recommendation engine for 'similar items' is showing irrelevant suggestions for niche fashion products. How would you debug and improve the algorithm, considering the sparsity of data for such items?

    Software EngineerDebuggingTests: Evaluates debugging skills in the context of machine learning models and the ability to address cold-start or sparsity problems.

  5. Write a SQL query to find the top 5 product categories with the highest average order value (AOV) for first-time buyers on Shopee India in the last quarter, excluding orders with promotional discounts.

    Data ScientistSQLTests: Measures SQL proficiency, understanding of e-commerce metrics, and ability to filter and aggregate data effectively.

  6. Shopee is considering introducing a new 'group buy' feature to boost sales. Design an A/B test to evaluate its effectiveness. What are the key metrics you would track, and what would be your decision criteria for launching the feature?

    Data ScientistExperimentationTests: Assesses understanding of experimental design, key performance indicators (KPIs), and data-driven decision-making.

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