Process
I did 9 total interviews:
- 2 phone screens with recruiters
- 2 secondary screens with team leads
- 5 one-hour sessions with developers, engineering managers, and project managers.
Overall, I felt I did well, but after spending almost a month on this process, I still received a "no" with no clear reason why.
Questions
General SDLC knowledge, plus two live coding interviews and a system design session.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Zendesk Senior Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
10%
Pass Rate
Zendesk's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive30%
Neutral0%
Negative70%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zendesk's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Zendesk Work Experiences
4.0
Good work-life balance
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 29, 2025
Pros: The company still allows remote work.
Cons: The huge focus on integrating with OpenAI can be limiting innovation.
4.0
Good culture. Mid pay
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 3, 2025
Pros: Work with good people. Very collaborative.
Cons: No RSU. Mid-level pay.
3.0
Changes in management are causing a lot of uncertainty at the moment
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
August 30, 2022
Pros: Good engineering practices and good people.
Cons: - I cannot say much about the people; they are nice. However, the company has been going nowhere businesswise for a while now.
- 4.0Good work-life balanceSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 29, 2025Pros: The company still allows remote work.Cons: The huge focus on integrating with OpenAI can be limiting innovation.
- 4.0Good culture. Mid paySenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 3, 2025Pros: Work with good people. Very collaborative.Cons: No RSU. Mid-level pay.
- 3.0Changes in management are causing a lot of uncertainty at the momentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaAugust 30, 2022Pros: Good engineering practices and good people.Cons: - I cannot say much about the people; they are nice. However, the company has been going nowhere businesswise for a while now.
Zendesk Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
