Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Melbourne, Victoria
October 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- Phone Screen with hiring manager.
- Technical / Peer Coding with two (Senior?) Devs.
- Design Discussion on previous works - with one Senior Dev and one Senior Staff Engineer.
- Behavioural interview with two Engineering Managers. One of them is the hiring manager.
Questions
They are going to ask you about your mistakes.
If you have no qualified ones, fortunately or unfortunately, you may need to make up some.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zendesk Staff Engineer role in Melbourne, Victoria.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Zendesk's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in Melbourne, Victoria is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zendesk's Staff Engineer interview process in Melbourne, Victoria.
Zendesk Work Experiences
4.0
Great Balance, Unclear Growth
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
September 16, 2025
Pros: Work-life balance in Au.
Nice people management.
Cons: No transparency in career growth.
2.0
Years of massive contributions rewarded with a redundancy
Staff Engineer • Former Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
May 12, 2025
Pros: There are quite a lot of talented engineers in the company. There are interesting problems to solve.
Cons: The company really took a nosedive after acquisition by private equity. Since 2024, we've had redundancies almost every six months. Some really good people have been laid off.
Managers that are still around are fearful of losing their jobs, so they only manage upwards.
4.0
Used to be the best
Staff Engineer • Current Employee
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
November 25, 2024
Pros: Great work-life balance. Fully remote.
Cons: Not investing in Melbourne anymore. Great people have been leaving.
- 4.0Great Balance, Unclear GrowthStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaSeptember 16, 2025Pros: Work-life balance in Au. Nice people management.Cons: No transparency in career growth.
- 2.0Years of massive contributions rewarded with a redundancyStaff Engineer • Former EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaMay 12, 2025Pros: There are quite a lot of talented engineers in the company. There are interesting problems to solve.Cons: The company really took a nosedive after acquisition by private equity. Since 2024, we've had redundancies almost every six months. Some really good people have been laid off. Managers that are still around are fearful of losing their jobs, so they only manage upwards.
- 4.0Used to be the bestStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeMelbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNovember 25, 2024Pros: Great work-life balance. Fully remote.Cons: Not investing in Melbourne anymore. Great people have been leaving.
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