Zipline

Software Engineer Perception Interview Experience

May 13, 2024

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks.

Recruiter screen
Chat with hiring manager
Take-home
On-siteI interviewed a couple of years ago, so I'm not sure how much has changed. The hiring manager chat was good, and I found the work they're doing in perception interesting. I didn't move forward after the take-home; apparently, it was not fast enough. If speed and optimisation were criteria, then they should have indicated that in the assignment guidelines. They say not to spend more than 4 hours, but realistically, to deliver a good solution, you'd spend more than 4 hours.

Questions

There was a take-home challenge to detect a horizon line in an image.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Zipline Software Engineer Perception role.

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Pass Rate

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

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

Zipline Work Experiences

Great place to work

Software Engineer Perception • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: It’s a great place to work. The Prius t is amazing and it requires you to be innovative on your job.

Cons: Sometimes too taxing and hard to maintain balance

Great place to work

Software Engineer Perception • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: It’s a great place to work. The Prius t is amazing and it requires you to be innovative on your job.

Cons: Sometimes too taxing and hard to maintain balance

Awesome Company!

Eng Lead • Current Employee

October 22, 2023

Pros: It is a great software culture, awesome product, and awesome people!

Cons: Ops and “build at all costs” is still a bit present, but they’re getting better.

Awesome Company!

Eng Lead • Current Employee

October 22, 2023

Pros: It is a great software culture, awesome product, and awesome people!

Cons: Ops and “build at all costs” is still a bit present, but they’re getting better.

challenging and rewarding

Lead Engineer • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: Zipline's compelling mission attracts talent. This sets a high hiring bar which allows us to select the smartest people I ever worked with. Close to the customer: Engineering's customers are the teams manufacturing and operating the system. It is easy to get feedback from them and the open culture promotes this. Total compensation is good but biased to equity over cash.

Cons: Growing pains: As the team is scaling, maintaining culture while hiring leads and managers has been a challenge. The scrappy and close to customer nature of the work makes it tough to focus. When things break the expectation is to respond because lives are on the line. This makes for occasional late night calls. Plans and roadmaps often get pushed or scrapped to support operations.

challenging and rewarding

Lead Engineer • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: Zipline's compelling mission attracts talent. This sets a high hiring bar which allows us to select the smartest people I ever worked with. Close to the customer: Engineering's customers are the teams manufacturing and operating the system. It is easy to get feedback from them and the open culture promotes this. Total compensation is good but biased to equity over cash.

Cons: Growing pains: As the team is scaling, maintaining culture while hiring leads and managers has been a challenge. The scrappy and close to customer nature of the work makes it tough to focus. When things break the expectation is to respond because lives are on the line. This makes for occasional late night calls. Plans and roadmaps often get pushed or scrapped to support operations.

Great place to work

Software Engineer Perception • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: It’s a great place to work. The Prius t is amazing and it requires you to be innovative on your job.

Cons: Sometimes too taxing and hard to maintain balance

5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer Perception • Current Employee
South San Francisco, CA
July 20, 2023
Pros: It’s a great place to work. The Prius t is amazing and it requires you to be innovative on your job.
Cons: Sometimes too taxing and hard to maintain balance

Awesome Company!

Eng Lead • Current Employee

October 22, 2023

Pros: It is a great software culture, awesome product, and awesome people!

Cons: Ops and “build at all costs” is still a bit present, but they’re getting better.

5.0
Awesome Company!
Eng Lead • Current Employee
October 22, 2023
Pros: It is a great software culture, awesome product, and awesome people!
Cons: Ops and “build at all costs” is still a bit present, but they’re getting better.

challenging and rewarding

Lead Engineer • Current Employee

South San Francisco, CA

Pros: Zipline's compelling mission attracts talent. This sets a high hiring bar which allows us to select the smartest people I ever worked with. Close to the customer: Engineering's customers are the teams manufacturing and operating the system. It is easy to get feedback from them and the open culture promotes this. Total compensation is good but biased to equity over cash.

Cons: Growing pains: As the team is scaling, maintaining culture while hiring leads and managers has been a challenge. The scrappy and close to customer nature of the work makes it tough to focus. When things break the expectation is to respond because lives are on the line. This makes for occasional late night calls. Plans and roadmaps often get pushed or scrapped to support operations.

5.0
challenging and rewarding
Lead Engineer • Current Employee
South San Francisco, CA
May 4, 2021
Pros: Zipline's compelling mission attracts talent. This sets a high hiring bar which allows us to select the smartest people I ever worked with. Close to the customer: Engineering's customers are the teams manufacturing and operating the system. It is easy to get feedback from them and the open culture promotes this. Total compensation is good but biased to equity over cash.
Cons: Growing pains: As the team is scaling, maintaining culture while hiring leads and managers has been a challenge. The scrappy and close to customer nature of the work makes it tough to focus. When things break the expectation is to respond because lives are on the line. This makes for occasional late night calls. Plans and roadmaps often get pushed or scrapped to support operations.

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