Zendesk

Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience

January 22, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online, and the recruiter scheduled the interview within a month.

I had two rounds of interviews using Zoom.

The first round was an easy algorithm question, and the second round was behavioral questions.

Good interviewers and reasonable questions.

Questions

One technical question in the first round. Several behavioral questions in the second round.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Zendesk Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

42%

Pass Rate

Zendesk's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive83%

Neutral8%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zendesk's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.

Zendesk Work Experiences

Going to be a big Corp (APAC region)

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pros: 1. There are some really talented people to work with. 2. There are many opportunities to learn and grow. 3. Flexible work arrangements can be remote and WFH. 4. In general, a very good company culture, and it cares about its employees.

Cons: 1. There are certain teams you should definitely avoid in Zendesk where the team culture is toxic and managers are incompetent and bullying. 2. It scales too fast, and many of the cultures it once established are disappearing. 3. It starts to feel like working in a big corp with the rapid scaling.

Going to be a big Corp (APAC region)

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pros: 1. There are some really talented people to work with. 2. There are many opportunities to learn and grow. 3. Flexible work arrangements can be remote and WFH. 4. In general, a very good company culture, and it cares about its employees.

Cons: 1. There are certain teams you should definitely avoid in Zendesk where the team culture is toxic and managers are incompetent and bullying. 2. It scales too fast, and many of the cultures it once established are disappearing. 3. It starts to feel like working in a big corp with the rapid scaling.

Unlimited Pto, Fun Culture

Operations Engineer • Current Employee

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Pros: Unlimited PTO, free snacks, modern tools, and a fun culture.

Cons: Honestly, none. This is a great place to work.

Unlimited Pto, Fun Culture

Operations Engineer • Current Employee

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Pros: Unlimited PTO, free snacks, modern tools, and a fun culture.

Cons: Honestly, none. This is a great place to work.

Great People, Interesting Work

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Good work-life balance - Great people - Good pay - Interesting work / a lot to learn (however this last pro is very dependent on your team; some other interns don't feel the same way)

Cons: Some of the work that interns do can be somewhat routine (I have not experienced this personally, but other interns have). The internship program is great in a lot of ways, and the HR/recruiting staff have been awesome. However, there haven't been that many intern events. We mostly have to make the effort to get to know each other.

Great People, Interesting Work

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Good work-life balance - Great people - Good pay - Interesting work / a lot to learn (however this last pro is very dependent on your team; some other interns don't feel the same way)

Cons: Some of the work that interns do can be somewhat routine (I have not experienced this personally, but other interns have). The internship program is great in a lot of ways, and the HR/recruiting staff have been awesome. However, there haven't been that many intern events. We mostly have to make the effort to get to know each other.

Going to be a big Corp (APAC region)

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pros: 1. There are some really talented people to work with. 2. There are many opportunities to learn and grow. 3. Flexible work arrangements can be remote and WFH. 4. In general, a very good company culture, and it cares about its employees.

Cons: 1. There are certain teams you should definitely avoid in Zendesk where the team culture is toxic and managers are incompetent and bullying. 2. It scales too fast, and many of the cultures it once established are disappearing. 3. It starts to feel like working in a big corp with the rapid scaling.

4.0
Going to be a big Corp (APAC region)
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
July 9, 2021
Pros: 1. There are some really talented people to work with. 2. There are many opportunities to learn and grow. 3. Flexible work arrangements can be remote and WFH. 4. In general, a very good company culture, and it cares about its employees.
Cons: 1. There are certain teams you should definitely avoid in Zendesk where the team culture is toxic and managers are incompetent and bullying. 2. It scales too fast, and many of the cultures it once established are disappearing. 3. It starts to feel like working in a big corp with the rapid scaling.

Unlimited Pto, Fun Culture

Operations Engineer • Current Employee

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Pros: Unlimited PTO, free snacks, modern tools, and a fun culture.

Cons: Honestly, none. This is a great place to work.

5.0
Unlimited Pto, Fun Culture
Operations Engineer • Current Employee
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
April 12, 2017
Pros: Unlimited PTO, free snacks, modern tools, and a fun culture.
Cons: Honestly, none. This is a great place to work.

Great People, Interesting Work

Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Good work-life balance - Great people - Good pay - Interesting work / a lot to learn (however this last pro is very dependent on your team; some other interns don't feel the same way)

Cons: Some of the work that interns do can be somewhat routine (I have not experienced this personally, but other interns have). The internship program is great in a lot of ways, and the HR/recruiting staff have been awesome. However, there haven't been that many intern events. We mostly have to make the effort to get to know each other.

5.0
Great People, Interesting Work
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 27, 2016
Pros: - Good work-life balance - Great people - Good pay - Interesting work / a lot to learn (however this last pro is very dependent on your team; some other interns don't feel the same way)
Cons: Some of the work that interns do can be somewhat routine (I have not experienced this personally, but other interns have). The internship program is great in a lot of ways, and the HR/recruiting staff have been awesome. However, there haven't been that many intern events. We mostly have to make the effort to get to know each other.

Zendesk Interview Questions

Categorize Box According to Criteria

Given the dimensions and mass of a box, categorize it based on whether it is 'Bulky' or 'Heavy'. A box can be both, one, or neither of these categories.

Greedy Algorithms

Distribute Money to Maximum Children

You are given an amount of money to distribute among children. Maximize the number of children who receive exactly 8 each, distributing all the money if possible.

Greedy Algorithms

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