Software Engineer Interview Experience - Gainesville, Florida
Process
I went through a few stages during my interview process.
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Screening call with company recruiter (employed by Zapier, not a third party). We discussed company culture and if I would be a good fit. It was a very conversational call, and very low stress!
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Technical coding challenge that took me 2-3 hours (not remembering exactly how long I got). The coding challenge measures when you begin, and you get a very strict amount of time to complete it. Be ready to code when you sit down!
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Interview with a senior engineer plus another highly skilled engineer. The discussion was very open, mostly shooting the breeze on writing code, being a good coworker, working through challenges, "what if"s. The people I talked to were very engaged and made me feel comfortable. We went over my coding challenge and I talked about things I think I did well as well as things I wish I improved on.
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Second call with the recruiter from step 1 with the news that they wanted to move forward with an offer. The recruiter wanted me to have a video call with my future manager to talk and make sure we were aligned.
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Call with my future manager. It was the least stressful of all the stages as my future manager was super awesome to talk to and get to know.
Questions
Coding challenge things to know:
- Writing your own React components without
react-reduxdecorators. - Know what a React hook is, and be able to write them.
- Simple routing on the page, but you don't need to bring in
react-routerto handle it. - React State management, which can be done in any way as long as you don't bring in higher order components from third-party libraries.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zapier Software Engineer role in Gainesville, Florida.
Success Rate
Zapier's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Gainesville, Florida is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zapier's Software Engineer interview process in Gainesville, Florida.
Zapier Work Experiences
- 2.0From Empathy to Micromanagement: The Decline of Zapier’s Work CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJuly 7, 2024Pros: - Good pay. - Interesting engineering problems to tackle.Cons: Shift from supportive management to a micromanagement approach focused on fear of poor performance reviews. Engineers are treated like children, with constant monitoring of their work to ensure they are meeting expectations. Performance is now measured by arbitrary metrics like Merge Request numbers, commit counts, and comments, rather than actual contributions. Employees are afraid to speak up for fear of being fired, with an apparent goal to have a certain percentage of performance-related attritions. Surveys are being selectively shared, with management only disclosing portions that align with their perspective. The shift to impact reviews discourages teamwork and forces only doing "impactful" work, leading to tech debt, hacks, and quick fixes that make systems unmaintainable. Upper management imposes rigid “talent practices” without considering employee input, creating a toxic environment. ICs are held to strict accountability standards, while upper management isn't.
- 5.0Great place to work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 2, 2018Pros: Awesome, smart, no-ego, collaborative people. Great product with a lot of room for improvement – which is good, you have to wear lots of hats. If you want a place that challenges you, Zapier is for you. Forget about the comfort zone! Awesome work/life balance.Cons: Remote work is not for everybody. You have to be super communicative.
- 4.0Good Company, Growing PainsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Diego, California, United StatesJuly 28, 2020Pros: Great company to work for, generally.Cons: Small company, but still growing.
