Zynga·Software Engineer

Zynga Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Easy

Negative

San Francisco, CAPosted Feb 2010 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with a phone screening that was more about fit and motivation than depth.

I talked with HR about my strengths and whether I seemed like a match, and the conversation also touched on what I knew about their games and how interested I was in the company. I even had time to ask questions, but I tried to go too specific about the role, and it was clear the HR interviewer couldn’t really answer.

Later, I went through another phone-to-onsite path after a referral. Scheduling was oddly inconsistent—one recruiter called while a different one emailed the directions and who I’d meet. The directions turned out to be slightly wrong, and I ended up at the wrong building for a

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