Zoho Software Engineer interview experience

On day one, I took an aptitude test with a strict one-hour limit and then followed it with a live coding challenge—moderate to difficult and split into five questions with a two-hour limit. I was aiming to keep momentum, but I ended up clearing only the second stage.

Because I didn’t make it past the early technical hurdle, I didn’t reach the later rounds. Still, the overall vibe felt okay—once you cleared the initial barrier, the later technical portion seemed like it would’ve meant “almost selected.” In the end, I didn’t progress far enough for an offer, and the timing pressure in the live