Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
March 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
1 round phone interview + 4 rounds onsite interview.
The process is very quick.
The interviewers are very friendly; they'll guide and discuss with you.
The whole experience is great!
Questions
Mostly algorithm and data structure problems, and some behavior questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the Zillow Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
Zillow's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive59%
Neutral14%
Negative27%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zillow's Software Development Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Zillow Work Experiences
5.0
Happy Place, Shared Rooms
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 30, 2019
Pros: - Great company culture
- Competitive pay
- Great work/life balance (interns didn't have tons of pressure put on them)
- Office has a music room and a game room
- Just a generally happy place to work
Cons: They house undergrad interns in apartments with shared bedrooms, so prepare to sleep in a twin and share a room.
4.0
Meritocrats, Meet Minorities
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 18, 2015
Pros: Awesome health insurance, nice office/views, fun hack weeks, some really cool people, small teams, very little bureaucracy, very exciting products, sponsors events that encourage diversity, ZSpeaker Series where famous speakers come in, catered lunches often.
Cons: Homogeneous, elitist. Sheryl Sandberg is a big hero in this crowd.
Pay is below market rate (you get paid in snacks).
Painful deployment workflow (though they are improving it).
4.0
Good Everything, No Cons
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 15, 2021
Pros: Good Salary
Good work/life balance
Good food
Good website
Good job
Cons: Everything is quite good. I don't have anything to say about the cons.
- 5.0Happy Place, Shared RoomsSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 30, 2019Pros: - Great company culture - Competitive pay - Great work/life balance (interns didn't have tons of pressure put on them) - Office has a music room and a game room - Just a generally happy place to workCons: They house undergrad interns in apartments with shared bedrooms, so prepare to sleep in a twin and share a room.
- 4.0Meritocrats, Meet MinoritiesSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 18, 2015Pros: Awesome health insurance, nice office/views, fun hack weeks, some really cool people, small teams, very little bureaucracy, very exciting products, sponsors events that encourage diversity, ZSpeaker Series where famous speakers come in, catered lunches often.Cons: Homogeneous, elitist. Sheryl Sandberg is a big hero in this crowd. Pay is below market rate (you get paid in snacks). Painful deployment workflow (though they are improving it).
- 4.0Good Everything, No ConsSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 15, 2021Pros: Good Salary Good work/life balance Good food Good website Good jobCons: Everything is quite good. I don't have anything to say about the cons.
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