Zynga Software Engineer interview experience

Instead of the usual high-level chit-chat, I was asked pointed questions like why I wanted to join Zynga, what the largest project I’d done was, and how I would optimize my code.

The interview also mixed in product and technology questions that felt very specific—how I would add a new feature to Cityville, the difference between Java and C++, and what I’d do to figure out how a large codebase is used. The difficulty felt difficult overall, and I didn’t receive an offer. I remember walking out feeling like the bar wasn’t just technical; it was also about whether I could connect my work to