Zillow·Software Engineer

Zillow Software Engineer interview experience

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Seattle, WAPosted Oct 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I was pulled in after a recruiter reached out through a referral, and the first real step was a one-hour phone screen.

That call had a LeetCode-style coding problem paired with behavioral questions tied to one of the company’s core values. It felt engaging, and I remember the interviewer giving hints and direction as I worked through it rather than leaving me completely on my own.

About a week later, I went to the onsite where everything was back-to-back: technical and behavioral together in each one-hour session. I solved two LeetCode problems in that onsite run, and the vibe stayed constructive throughout—there was a sense the interviewers were trying to understand my thinking, not just judge the final

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