The interview process started with a quick chat with one of their recruiters. We talked briefly about the position, my background, etc.
I then went through two hour-long phone-screen rounds using an online, collaborative code editor.
Afterwards, they flew me out to their Seattle office, where I went through 4 or 5 hour-long interviews. The interviews consisted of a fairly industry-standard mixture of algorithm and system design questions.
Overall, the process was efficient and enjoyable. Everyone I interacted with was very friendly and seemed to have a genuine enthusiasm for their work.
As mentioned above, they asked the kind of algorithm and design questions you would expect for a software engineer role. I'm not going to publicize the specific questions.
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Zillow Senior Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
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.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Zillow's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.