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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Aug 24, 2019
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through other source. I interviewed at Zendesk in Aug 2019

      Interview

      I thought they contacted me for a challenging role, but they didn't check my CV. They expected experience with roles I didn't have and told me they will contact me if they see a good match in the future. My guess is that they automatic interview scheduling system failed or they needed the number for some reason. A shame, specially for me. It was rare, because they contacted me directly... I didn't apply for that position.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you usually work as a part of a bigger team or by yourself?
      1 Answer

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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      Dec 19, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zendesk in Dec 2021

      Interview

      The process goes like this. 1. Recruiter call. 2. Hiring manager call. 3. Coding session. 4. System design and more technical interview 5. Cultural fit interview Call with Recruiter and Hiring manager went pretty smooth. And for the live coding session, I paired up with a Senior technical member of the same team. He asked for write some implementation. Although the requirement was pretty simple, he never let me write any code at all. He asked multiple questions for each and every letter I typed and every word I spoken. He did not waited for me to complete anything. It was insulting too. One of the worst coding interviews I ever had. I cannot understand what kind of technical evaluation is this.
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      Zendesk interviews FAQs

      • Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zendesk overall takes an average of 28 days.
      • Common stages of the interview process at Zendesk as a Principal Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:

        Phone interview:  67%

        One on one interview:  33%

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