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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 22, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Got a call from two recruiters for two different positions. I was promised that they'd combine the interviews for both positions.

Meanwhile, I received another offer, and I let both the recruiters know. The first recruiter quickly set up my tech screen, and I passed. The other recruiter also set up my tech screen for another position, but I asked her if I still needed to go through another tech screen.

Then the second recruiter emailed me, keeping the first recruiter in CC, and forced me to choose one position, telling me they couldn't combine interviews for both positions. Then they set up four more interviews: two coding, one system design, and one soft skill for six hours, which I aced.

I got very positive reviews from all the technical interviews. But, in the end, they told me I didn't have prior experience for the role, which was very evident from my resume. But, they still decided to waste my time.

Also, in the soft skill interview, one of the interviewers was thoroughly arrogant and wanted to reject me from the start of the interview.

Questions

General LeetCode medium-level problems.

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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.

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