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Frontend Developer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom

July 16, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online.

  • First, a phone interview with the recruiter. He explained the process well and asked some basic questions about myself and how I work at my current job.
  • Second, a screening test. It was a React + Redux app that I had to finish, fix, and add some cool stuff to. It was a bit too extensive for a test to be honest, but at least it was fun.
  • Third, a technical interview with a developer. All went well, and the questions were kind of basic. The developer was clear and easy with me. He didn't pressure me at all; it was more like a talk.
  • Fourth was the code pairing exercise. The weird part was that I ended up doing some React-Native coding, for which I wasn't prepared at all. In the end, it seemed that I was being interviewed for the React-Native developer position. It wasn't what I applied for, but I was okay with that at the moment.

After some weeks with no feedback, I contacted the recruiter. He apologised for the delay and asked for a day to schedule some more interviews. He never got back, even though I did try to get in touch a few times.

The whole process was an okay experience, but how it ended with no feedback at all—although I had been told that I was still in the process—was a huge letdown. I would have had no problem hearing that I didn't make it, but no response at all after I had invested so much time in the process was really bad. It seems to be a good company to be at, but they have a lot to learn about recruiting.

Update: They did contact me after the long delay and explained their reasons.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Zopa Frontend Developer role in London, England.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Zopa's interview process for their Frontend Developer roles in London, England is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Zopa's Frontend Developer interview process in London, England.

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