I talked to a recruiter at a career fair and gave them my resume. A week or so later, they sent out a coding challenge, which I completed and sent back the next day. They responded very quickly, and I was set up with a phone interview for the following week, which consisted of big-O questions, then a short coding question involving data structures. We had some time left over, so he talked about working at Zillow and answered some questions I had. The interviewer was very nice and organized, and it went well overall.
A few days later, I got an email saying I had passed the phone interview phase and they wanted me to come in for an onsite interview sometime the following week. Onsite, I was interviewed by three separate employees for about 45 minutes each. They have you sign an NDA, but the questions were typical of what you expect from an interview for a coding position; nothing extremely easy, but nothing insane either. I got a bit stuck on one problem, but the interviewer did a nice job of nudging me in the right direction. After the technical interviews, they gave me a tour of the place and answered any remaining questions I had. I got a call two days later saying they enjoyed talking with me and gave me an offer that I had two weeks to decide on, which I accepted. I received interviews with three other companies, and Zillow's was the most enjoyable by far.
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The following metrics were computed from 37 interview experiences for the Zillow Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Zillow's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zillow's Software Development Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.