Software Engineer Interview Experience - Melbourne
February 1, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Too many interviews. Too much pressure to be a unicorn in their code stack. I did three interviews in total, and there were four or five more interviews after that.
- HR.
- Manager interview.
- A live coding test + sub interview.
- Take-home project.
Questions
Create a search CLI based on JSON data received.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Zendesk Software Engineer role in Melbourne.
Success Rate
60%
Pass Rate
Zendesk's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Melbourne is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral0%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zendesk's Software Engineer interview process in Melbourne.
Zendesk Work Experiences
4.0
Good Pay, Bad Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
November 26, 2025
Pros: Good pay, management, and remote.
Cons: Bad culture: letting go of employees for AI.
3.0
Zendesk is ok
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
September 28, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance on offer.
Cons: Since PE acquisition, there have been multiple rounds of layoffs, which has affected morale.
3.0
Good culture, work-life balance, slow progression
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
September 15, 2025
Pros: Good culture, learning at own pace, and work-life balance.
Cons: Slow progression, sometimes not sure what upper management's direction is.
- 4.0Good Pay, Bad CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeDublin, Dublin, IrelandNovember 26, 2025Pros: Good pay, management, and remote.Cons: Bad culture: letting go of employees for AI.
- 3.0Zendesk is okSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSeptember 28, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance on offer.Cons: Since PE acquisition, there have been multiple rounds of layoffs, which has affected morale.
- 3.0Good culture, work-life balance, slow progressionSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeSeptember 15, 2025Pros: Good culture, learning at own pace, and work-life balance.Cons: Slow progression, sometimes not sure what upper management's direction is.
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