Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I spoke with a recruiter for about 30 minutes regarding my past experience, interests, and why I want to work there. The conversation went well, and I was told that my next step would be to complete a coding exercise.
I was a bit taken aback by the request for a take-home assignment, as it seems they ask candidates to complete this before a technical screen or even before putting a resume in front of the hiring manager. I would prefer that they conduct a phone screen before asking candidates with busy lives to spend a couple of hours on a coding exercise.
After I submitted the coding solution, I was informed that after the hiring manager reviewed my resume and coding exercise, they decided not to proceed.
Questions
Write a method for converting a String to long.
Implement insert and delete for a Trinary Tree.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Zillow Senior Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Zillow's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zillow's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Zillow Work Experiences
- 4.0Good culture, but business is strugglingSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 11, 2022Pros: Friendly people and competent SDEs.Cons: The decision-makers are not making good decisions.
- 3.0Good, but no directionSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 12, 2024Pros: Good people to work for.Cons: No direction as a company.
- 3.0Good company, but not challengingSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 16, 2018Pros: WLB is awesome. People are very friendly, and the downtown location is good. The company is expanding quickly into new areas, and growth is amazing.Cons: As some others have mentioned, compensation is a bit lacking, though not too much. My major gripe is that the work is not very challenging. It is tedious and needs you to think about how people will use it best, but from a purely engineering perspective, it is not hard and doesn't meet the rigor that you expect. You can argue that you should engineer what people want to use, but sometimes I feel my skills are underutilized and getting rusty.
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