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Shopee Singapore hiring process (2026)

By forge Research··Based on 198 candidate reports

Shopee Singapore's software engineering internship and campus graduate programme has five steps before an offer: an online application, an online test, technical interviews, a hiring manager round and an HR round.

  1. 1Online applicationResume reviewer
  2. 2Online test
  3. 3Technical interviews
  4. 4Hiring manager round
  5. 5HR round
  6. 6Offer

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Each step at Shopee Singapore

Backend, front-end and infrastructure roles follow the same order. Shopee considers you for one team at a time.

  1. 1

    Online application

    • You are considered for one position at a time, so rank your team preferences.
    • One summer intern heard back one to two weeks after applying.

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  2. 2

    Online test

    • Themed by role: computing fundamentals (operating systems, databases, networks) plus data structures and algorithms.
    • Front-end interns reported eight questions in 60 minutes: five multiple choice and three easy coding.
    • Each team sets its own test, so applying to a second team means sitting another.
  3. 3

    Technical interviews

    • Two rounds is typical, each 60 to 90 minutes.
    • Each mixes one or two coding problems, often with a harder follow-up, and computing fundamentals: databases, networks and operating systems.
    • Interviewers skipped topics that candidates said they had not studied yet.

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  4. 4

    Hiring manager round

    • A team lead round with a resume deep dive and further technical questions.

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  5. 5

    HR round

    • About 30 minutes covering feedback on the process, salary expectations and admin. Candidates describe it as hard to fail.

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  6. 6

    Offer

    • Replies after the HR call took between two days and two weeks.
    • One graduate reported about three weeks for offer approval.

How long Shopee takes to reply

Next-round replies came within two days to a week. Replies after the final HR call took between two days and two weeks, and one graduate reported about three weeks for offer approval.

Other routes at Shopee

Shopee Singapore Management Associate Programme+

Two candidates reported on the Management Associate Programme in late 2024.

  1. 1

    Online assessment

    • 30 questions in 60 minutes: pattern recognition and data-sufficiency questions.

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    Timed logical and numerical reasoning with worked answers, the question styles candidates describe here.

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  2. 2

    Group case interview

    • A group case interview held on a Saturday, with results promised within the week.

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Shopee Singapore data and business analyst internships+

Analyst roles swap the engineering test for a Python and SQL test.

  1. 1

    Python and SQL test

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    • A Python and SQL test: aggregations, joins and data-frame questions.
    • Candidates report that looking up documentation is allowed during the test.
    • Switching to a local code editor triggered an abnormal-activity warning for one candidate.
  2. 2

    Interviews

    • Two interview rounds with the hiring team, then an HR round.
    • Business analyst interns reported a business case rather than a technical test.

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Shopee Singapore: common questions

What are the stages of the Shopee Singapore hiring process?

Candidates for Shopee Singapore's software engineering internship and campus graduate programme report five stages: an online application, an online test, technical interviews, a hiring manager round and an HR round, followed by the offer.

Does Shopee Singapore have a coding test?

Yes. Candidates report an online test. Themed by role: computing fundamentals (operating systems, databases, networks) plus data structures and algorithms. Front-end interns reported eight questions in 60 minutes: five multiple choice and three easy coding.

How do I prepare for the Shopee Singapore hiring process?

The screening is coding-led, so practise timed coding problems in the format described above. forge does not cover coding; use it for your resume, and for the aptitude tests and recorded interviews other employers on your list will send.

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Based on 198 candidate reports from July 2020 to April 2026. This information is crowdsourced from candidates and collected by forge. It may contain errors or be out of date, and Shopee can change its process at any time, so always check your invitation email. We describe formats only and never publish test questions. forge is independent and is not affiliated with Shopee and Glider AI. Use of this page is subject to forge's Terms.