Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
December 9, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
There was a recruiter call for screening for a college grad role. It was originally scheduled for two different rounds, but I ended up having only one round with two interviewers together.
The first half of the round was regarding basic project-related questions and Git commands for tricky situations.
Questions
Describe a time when you had to work through disagreements.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Zoom Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Zoom's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zoom's Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Zoom Work Experiences
5.0
Fast Growth, Low Salary
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
June 13, 2016
Pros: Growing so fast, and the atmosphere is really healthy and makes you happy.
Cons: Salaries are not good enough compared to any other Bay Area startup.
4.0
Have good work-life balance and managers are kind to help
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
October 31, 2022
Pros: Good WLB. Disconnected from home after work. Engineers doing effective work to build products. Good compensation and benefits.
Cons: Engineer teams were expanding too fast, which comes with more difficulty to manage. Time differences between the US and China cause communication barriers.
4.0
Good Food, Bad Managers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 16, 2025
Pros: Free food, people are nice, most managers are not toxic.
Cons: Some managers have poor backgrounds, so they micromanage you.
- 5.0Fast Growth, Low SalarySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesJune 13, 2016Pros: Growing so fast, and the atmosphere is really healthy and makes you happy.Cons: Salaries are not good enough compared to any other Bay Area startup.
- 4.0Have good work-life balance and managers are kind to helpSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesOctober 31, 2022Pros: Good WLB. Disconnected from home after work. Engineers doing effective work to build products. Good compensation and benefits.Cons: Engineer teams were expanding too fast, which comes with more difficulty to manage. Time differences between the US and China cause communication barriers.
- 4.0Good Food, Bad ManagersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 16, 2025Pros: Free food, people are nice, most managers are not toxic.Cons: Some managers have poor backgrounds, so they micromanage you.
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
