Software Developer - Machine Learning Interview Experience - Australia
June 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone screening, introduction, and I chatted a little bit about my experience. The recruiter was quite condescending. I decided not to go further because the role they are looking to fill is for a junior and the maximum budget for the role is 90k including super.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zendesk Software Developer - Machine Learning role in Australia.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Zendesk's interview process for their Software Developer - Machine Learning roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zendesk's Software Developer - Machine Learning interview process in Australia.
Zendesk Work Experiences
5.0
Great Culture, Flexible Hours
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
October 29, 2023
Pros: Culture, pay, WFH, along with flexible working hours.
Cons: Subject to big company economic decisions (layoffs).
4.0
Good work-life balance and relatively competitive compensation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
July 30, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance, relatively competitive compensation.
Cons: The company has been laying off employees every year since 2022.
4.0
Flexible, offers great compensation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
December 3, 2022
Pros: - Efficient interview process.
- Great compensation and benefits.
- Relaxing workday, flexibility.
- Recharge Friday: a paid Friday off once a month.
- Thorough, constructive feedback.
- Good collaboration and processes between teams.
- Product quality is encouraged and preferred over fast delivery, leading to an overall good developer experience.
- Learning opportunities and knowledge sharing are encouraged.
Cons: - Woke culture (e.g., introductions start with pronouns, mandatory HR training about preferred pronouns, sexuality, LGBT+, Women in Engineering Week, Pride Week)
- Multiple teams maintain massive codebases.
- Ownership of legacy code is not clearly defined.
- Deployment has manual steps and can take a couple of hours.
- Not nearly enough dedicated teams for developer experience, DevOps, and SRE.
- 5.0Great Culture, Flexible HoursSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeDublin, Leinster, IrelandOctober 29, 2023Pros: Culture, pay, WFH, along with flexible working hours.Cons: Subject to big company economic decisions (layoffs).
- 4.0Good work-life balance and relatively competitive compensationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeJuly 30, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance, relatively competitive compensation.Cons: The company has been laying off employees every year since 2022.
- 4.0Flexible, offers great compensationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeCopenhagen, Capital Region, DenmarkDecember 3, 2022Pros: - Efficient interview process. - Great compensation and benefits. - Relaxing workday, flexibility. - Recharge Friday: a paid Friday off once a month. - Thorough, constructive feedback. - Good collaboration and processes between teams. - Product quality is encouraged and preferred over fast delivery, leading to an overall good developer experience. - Learning opportunities and knowledge sharing are encouraged.Cons: - Woke culture (e.g., introductions start with pronouns, mandatory HR training about preferred pronouns, sexuality, LGBT+, Women in Engineering Week, Pride Week) - Multiple teams maintain massive codebases. - Ownership of legacy code is not clearly defined. - Deployment has manual steps and can take a couple of hours. - Not nearly enough dedicated teams for developer experience, DevOps, and SRE.
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