Process
This company is not worth your time.
First, I finished a coding challenge that was emailed to me. It included a ternary tree, like many others have mentioned.
Then, two or so weeks later, they scheduled a phone interview for me. The interviewer had me do one coding question in a shared document.
The interviewer was incredibly rude and had no patience for me. I've interviewed with top companies and have had success with many interviews, so I know I'm not one of those hopeless candidates.
In fact, I feel that I answered the coding question well and accounted for many edge cases. The interviewer responded to one of my questions so rudely I almost wanted to hang up the phone right then, and I really should have.
I was rejected within two hours following the interview.
Questions
Given a sorted array and a minimum threshold value, find the median of the subarray that contains values greater than or equal to the minimum threshold.
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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
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
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Zillow's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Zillow Work Experiences
- 5.0Software Engineer at ZillowSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeIrvine, California, United StatesMay 28, 2016Pros: Zillow is a great place to work. Great culture, great CEO, and lots of free snacks and perks. Employees are friendly to each other. Plus, there are Hackweeks to try whatever we like.Cons: Lack of organizational-level standard (maybe not a totally bad thing): Each team tends to do things with a bit of its own culture. Some teams are more strict, while some teams are more chill. Some teams are more old-school, while some teams are more innovative. Pay level is okay but not as competitive.
- 5.0Amazing Culture, No Entry RolesSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 16, 2023Pros: The company's culture is amazing too.Cons: Not currently hiring for entry-level positions.
- 1.0Lack of career development and earning potentialSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 5, 2021Pros: Coworkers and team are incredibly talented and smart.Cons: The company has a policy where if you make an internal transfer to a different team or department with a more lucrative field, they're not going to increase your salary. Let's say you make a move from senior customer service to a software engineering role and have to take a small step down in job leveling. Even entry-level software engineers make, on average, more than a customer service advocate. However, HR will reason that due to your "lack of experience," you won't get a salary increase. If you make a lateral move, it is the same thing. The company will push back as hard as they can to underpay you while they spend over hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring in external candidates. I believed HR when they gave me this reasoning and was underpaid by over $50k a year because I trusted them. This didn't just happen to me but to other teammates as well. It's company policy. During an internal mobility workshop, someone asked if ZG will at least compensate successful transfers with salaries that match their roles' market value. The response was, "We try to make the best offer right off the bat and maybe will negotiate depending on the case." This essentially is a big fat no.
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