Zalando Software Engineer interview experience

It started with a recruiter call, then I did an offline coding challenge, had technical talks twice, went through system design, and finally did a live coding challenge. The pattern was consistent in format, but there was a complete lack of feedback after each round, which made every stage feel opaque.

Once I finished everything, the recruiter emailed me saying the vacancy had been closed and there were no positions, even though I’d gotten positive feedback from the interviewers. Meanwhile, the vacancy stayed open weeks after, and when I asked for more clarity, I didn’t get a helpful