ZZalando·Software Engineer

Zalando Software Engineer interview experience

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Negative

Stockholm,Posted Apr 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process ended up feeling much more difficult and a bit frustrating compared to what I expected from the earlier stages.

The main problem was the live coding part: it wasn’t aligned with how real code challenges typically work. I remember asking for an assignment that made more sense in terms of relevance, but that request got rejected.

That live coding segment ended up being the most tense part of the process for me. Even though live coding can already be stressful on its own, this felt especially off because it didn’t translate to something I could treat as representative of day-to-day work. Despite going into it prepared for a more practical challenge, the mismatch threw me off.

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