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Software Engineer Interview Experience

April 1, 2022
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Process

The interview process consists of a 3-step process:

  1. Recruiter Phone Call (30 minutes): A simple phone call with a recruiter to discuss your experience and what you're looking for in a position.
  2. Technical Screen (1 hour): An interview with a senior engineer. Typically, this includes a live coding session, though mine focused on a technical deep dive into my past work, aspirations, and basic knowledge questions.
  3. Final Onsite Interview (2.5 hours): This is broken into two 1-hour sessions with team members, followed by a 30-minute discussion with the hiring manager. Expect coding and technical questions.

Between steps 2 and 3, I met with a recruiter who provided details about Zillow, explained the payment process and benefits, and outlined what to expect in the final interview.

I found all the coding and technical questions to be quite easy, comparable to easier LeetCode questions. However, questions can vary by team.

Questions

Questions on:

  • Design patterns
  • OOP
  • Time complexity
  • Best practices
  • Javascript
  • SQL

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 78 interview experiences for the Zillow Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

Zillow's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive42%
Neutral17%
Negative41%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Zillow's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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