Software Development Manager Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
The environment was very friendly, and the interviewers were very open to having a positive conversation and assessing the candidate's skills.
The personable and relaxed interview environment helped remove stress and allowed me to perform at my best.
Questions
50% coding and design-based questions. The rest were managerial and situational questions, such as:
- How is your managing style?
- How do you manage up and down?
- How did you handle a conflict situation?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Zillow Software Development Manager role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Zillow's interview process for their Software Development Manager roles in Seattle, Washington is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zillow's Software Development Manager interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Zillow Work Experiences
- 3.0Great work-life balance, but worse higher director leadershipSoftware Development Manager • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2023Pros: Great work-life balance. Employee satisfaction.Cons: Higher-level leadership, like Group Managers and Directors, doesn't provide value to their teams. There is zero transparency and no direction.
- 5.0Employee satisfactory companySoftware Development Manager • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesAugust 26, 2020Pros: More career development opportunities for youCons: Didn’t find any so far.
- 5.0Overall, a great company to work forMachine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 4, 2022Pros: Great work/life balance and culture. Reasonably good tech stack in some parts of the company.Cons: Some parts of the company run on very outdated technology. Product/engineering is largely driven by the real-estate business, so it feels less techy than other companies like Microsoft, Amazon, or Google. Need to do a fair amount of prancing to get visibility for promotion, but I guess it's inevitable at that size.
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