ZZalando·Software Engineer

Zalando Software Engineer interview experience

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Dublin, DublinPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

What stood out most about my run was how uneven the experience became depending on who was involved.

I started with a recruiter flow that felt normal enough, and the early stages I did connect with were framed in a fairly straightforward way.

On the positive side, when I hit the technical interviews, the atmosphere could be genuinely relaxed and supportive. Interviewers adjusted based on my answers and asked follow-ups that felt connected to what I was saying rather than just sticking to a rigid checklist. The questions themselves were challenging and in-depth, but the way they interacted made it feel manageable.

Then things went off-track in a different way. I later had an interview where

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