Frontend Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
They had me do a project for about 4 hours long on React. After that, they scheduled a Zoom interview where the interviewer didn't seem interested from the first minute of the meeting.
The interview was plain and simple: talk about yourself and answer some basic questions about technical aspects.
After that meeting, they passed on my application with a generic answer about how good I was, but there were more talented people applying. They made me lose my time making a project to pass on my application without even giving me brief feedback as to why they passed on my application or why there were better applications.
It seems contradictory, what they describe on the page versus what they really do with applications.
Questions
What are some gotchas you would tell to someone who is just starting React?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zapier Frontend Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Zapier's interview process for their Frontend Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zapier's Frontend Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Zapier Work Experiences
- 3.0Pivoting to a terrible placeFrontend Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 24, 2023Pros: They pay well, and there are a lot of great people.Cons: Recently, 10% of staff were laid off, concentrating in areas like product, UXR, and data. This helped Zapier make data-driven product decisions that led to their success for the last decade. They are putting all their proverbial eggs in the AI basket and actively neglecting areas of the product to do so. Also, they recently significantly cut work from home benefits, anniversary benefits, conference budget, and bonus payout % for folk in senior positions and below.
- 5.0Zapier is everything and moreFrontend Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 17, 2023Pros: Zapier lives up to the hype. Zapier's core values are in play every day – it's not just lip service. Here are some examples: * Empathy over ego: As a woman engineer at Zapier, I am comfortable bringing my whole self to work. I have opportunities for growth (that are based on engineering, not interpersonal skills), and my voice is respected/valued. * Grow through feedback: I am encouraged to grow and am given the resources to become the best version of myself. * Transparency: I have the tools I need to do my job well. * Build the robot: The product is exciting and the tech stack is on the cutting edge.Cons: I can't think of any. I look forward to logging into work every day (even Mondays!).
- 5.0Great company and people. Love the founders!Frontend Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaJune 16, 2021Pros: - Great talent - High-caliber, friendly engineers - Humane culture - Lots of opportunities to learn and expand - Remote-firstCons: - Very liberal (not necessarily a con, but I had to put something here)
