Zapier Software Engineer interview experience

We covered fit in a general way—company culture and whether I’d be a good match—and it didn’t feel like a rigid interrogation. Next came the technical part: a time-bounded coding challenge that took me a couple of hours, with strict timeboxing so I had to be ready to code as soon as I sat down. After I finished, I had a review conversation where I walked through what I did and talked about decisions and tradeoffs.

Then I moved into longer, more interactive interviews with engineers. Those discussions were open and engaging, more like problem-solving and “what if” thinking than anything