Zoox·Software Engineer

Zoox Software Engineer interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Jan 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The process began with a recruiter call where I talked through general background and resume items, and then I was sent a timed coding test.

That test had two questions to be completed within ninety minutes. The first problem felt moderately hard, but the second one was clearly tougher, and the pacing ended up being the main issue for me.

I also ran into a very C++-centric path that felt demanding from the start. After a recruiter interview, I went into a technical phone screen and then an onsite. The expectations felt geared toward someone with deeper software engineering experience rather than someone newer, and they emphasized in-depth C++ understanding. That “prove it in C++” focus made the whole journey feel difficult even

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