Senior iOS Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Zillow reached out to me via my Hired profile.
There was a 30-minute technical phone screen by the hiring manager, followed by a 3.5-hour onsite with 4 interviewers. I was interviewed by:
- A female iOS engineer
- A male senior iOS engineer
- A female product manager
- The male hiring manager/team lead
Both male engineers had a very condescending and confrontational interview style. I'm not sure if it's because I'm female and they're just used to talking to females that way, but that's how it felt.
The product manager interrogated me about why I'd want to work at Zillow. Funny, talking to her convinced me that it wouldn't be a good fit for me. That, as well as the confrontational male engineers, led to that conclusion.
The female iOS engineer was extremely nice, but that's the only redeeming part of the interview experience.
Questions
How would you implement a table view if Apple suddenly deprecated UITableView tomorrow?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zillow Senior iOS Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Zillow's interview process for their Senior iOS Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zillow's Senior iOS Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
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