ZZalando·Software Engineer

Zalando Software Engineer interview experience

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Helsinki, SüdfinnlandPosted Mar 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

From the start, my timeline stretched longer than I expected—roughly three months from application to offer.

The steps were fairly layered: an HR interview where they described the role and I briefly shared my experience, followed by a home coding exercise that covered basic algorithms and data structures. After that, I had a hiring manager interview focused on the role details and deeper questions about my relevant experience, and then the final set of interviews.

The final rounds were coding, system design, and general tech, each lasting an hour. Depending on availability, they could be spread across several days or packed into one day, and that variability actually affected me. The most

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