Zoox·Software Engineer

Zoox Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

United StatesPosted Mar 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly intense but simple-to-follow sequence: two technical phone calls followed by a virtual onsite.

The whole process took around five weeks, but it didn’t feel like five weeks of steady progress—it felt like it kept getting dragged.

The main reason was internal headcount issues, and as the timeline stretched, the requirements on their side shifted toward something more senior. I kept showing up for the steps they asked for, but the goalposts effectively moved while I was still in the pipeline.

By the time it closed, I felt the experience wasn’t handled professionally. It wasn’t just that I didn’t get the result I wanted; it was the combination of prolonged uncertainty and shifting

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