Zillow·Software Engineer

Zillow Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

United StatesPosted Nov 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an HR phone screen where I answered questions while the conversation felt scripted and low-engagement.

Soon after, I had a technical screen where I was given two algorithm questions. What stood out was that during the first problem, I was asked to adjust my solution to a less time-efficient approach, and that change threw me off in the moment.

I still got through both problems, but I was told they wouldn’t be moving forward. The difficulty wasn’t extreme, but the combination of a somewhat odd adjustment request and then an immediate stop after I solved the problems left me confused about the evaluation.

I didn’t receive an offer, and the experience felt less like a fair test of coding and

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