Zendesk Software Engineer interview experience

There was an untimed coding assignment that was actually well designed, and after a phone call where I talked through the coding problem, I went in person to the office.

The onsite lasted an entire afternoon—around three hours. I toured the main areas, including an open floor plan with a modern setup, and everyone I met came across as nice and down to earth. By the end of it, I felt strongly confident I’d gotten the position.

Instead, I was told they were impressed but ended up choosing someone they’d interviewed earlier who was already close to signing papers. That explanation felt like