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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience

December 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process goes like this:

  • Recruiter call.
  • Hiring manager call.
  • Coding session.
  • System design and more technical interview.
  • Cultural fit interview.

Calls with the Recruiter and Hiring Manager went pretty smooth.

For the live coding session, I paired up with a Senior technical member of the same team. He asked me to write some implementation.

Although the requirement was pretty simple, he never let me write any code at all. He asked multiple questions for each and every letter I typed and every word I spoke. He did not wait for me to complete anything. It was insulting too.

One of the worst coding interviews I ever had.

I cannot understand what kind of technical evaluation this is.

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Zendesk's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zendesk's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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