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Software Engineer Interview Experience

December 1, 2015
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Applied online and completed two online coding questions.

After a month, I received a phone interview. The question was a standard data structures and algorithms question.

I advanced to a second phone screen, which included a rather difficult question (see below).

Everyone involved was very respectful and helpful, which is why I gave a neutral rating. However, I don't think I would apply here again, as they don't seem to test candidates on relevant skills.

Questions

The whole process was great up until the last question. I had to parse a string into a double, where the string could be anything like "1 1/2", "2/5", or "-3".

I thought this was a really bad question because it just tested how well I could parse a string with several annoying cases. Given enough time, I would have gotten this, but it is actually a lot more annoying to write in such a short time span than you might think.

I went into it expecting a data structure/algorithm question that actually tests how you think, not some ridiculous parsing question.

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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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