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Software Engineer Interview Experience

May 22, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks.

TLDR: Long and a waste of time. Be warned that this company will waste 8+ hours of your time for a position that they do not have the budget to fill. Here is an overview of the process for me:

  • Intro call (30 minutes)
  • Technical screen (1 hour)
  • Chat with the hiring manager (30 minutes)
  • Take home assignment (4 hours to do a half decent job)
  • On site interview
  • Behavioral screen (1 hour)
  • Project presentation. I had to create a presentation showcasing my work from the past few years. It took some time to put together the presentation. (1 hour)
  • Product focused interview (1 hour)
  • System Design interview (1 hour)
  • Architecture interview (1 hour)
  • Check in with hiring manager (15 minutes)
  • Rejection call (15 minutes)

Here was the feedback that I got:

  • Did good on all three interviews but did not blow folks out of the water.
  • Very impressed by the take home assignment.
  • We don't have enough head count for junior or mid level.
  • Decided not to hire for that role right now.

This company will waste a lot of your time. I was upfront about my YOE from the start. Be warned.

Questions

The take-home assignment was to build a flight scheduler.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Zipline Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

14%
Pass Rate

Zipline's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive48%
Neutral29%
Negative24%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Zipline's Software Engineer interview process.

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