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      Senior Software Development Engineer Interview

      1 Jun 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Irvine, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at Zillow (Irvine, CA) in May 2016

      Interview

      I applied online and within a few days received an email from their recruiter to setup an initial screen. We setup a call for the next day. The interview felt more like a casual conversation than an interview. During the call she let me know the next steps would be to complete a coding exercise. She sent me the exercise within minutes of our call ending. The exercise was fairly easy, I finished it that day and emailed the details back that evening. Unfortunately the original position I applied for went away. The recruiter called me to let me know, but also said here was a similar position about to be posted with a different team, and she promised she would walk my resume down to the hiring manager herself when the job posts. In my opinion, this goes above and beyond. Most other recruiters would have sent an email saying sorry, the position is gone. Better luck next time. But not her. I got an email a week or so later saying the hiring manager for the new position wanted to move forward to the next step. I didn't even have to do another coding exercise! I had a 30 minute tech interview with the hiring manager. The call went well and he told me that the recruiter would be in contact to setup the next steps. About a week or so later, I went in for the in-person interview. It was roughly 4 hours with 4 different people, 1 hour each. Even though it was more technical, it still felt just like having a conversation. A lot of back and forth, just bouncing ideas of each other. Two days after the in-person interview, I got a call from the recruiter with an offer, which I happily accepted! The interview/recruiting process with Zillow has been by far the best experience I've ever had. They have a great recruiting team!

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Signed the NDA
      Answer question
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      Zillow response
      9y
      I’m glad you had such a good experience. It’s important to us that we set a tone of how life at Zillow Group will be from the moment we start the relationship. Welcome to the family and go build great things. – Justin LaJoie, VP

      Other Senior Software Development Engineer interview reviews for Zillow

      Senior Software Development Engineer Interview

      31 Aug 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Zillow

      Interview

      - Informational call with recruiter - Technical phone screen with hiring manager (60 min) - Onsite interview: 5 technical interviews + (non-scored) lunch interview Most of the interviews were with potential teammates or adjacent teams. Each interview was pretty well-structured: "I'm going to start by X, then Y, then Z, then leave time for your questions at the end." Each interview included a "culture fit" question as well; together, these mean that the coding portion of the hour was smaller than at some other companies.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Every technical interview included a "culture fit" question. Ex: What was a time you made an unpopular decision?
      1 Answer
      14
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      Zillow response
      6y
      I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your interview experience. I wish you best of luck in your new position with us! - Annie Rihn

      Senior Software Development Engineer Interview

      20 Jun 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Zillow

      Interview

      Never heard results or feedback. I will assume they are too busy solving the world's critical virtual home tour problems to show common courtesy. Interviewer was late. Interviewer made sure to let me know three times that their title was Director and the position was in the group he "owned". Tech question was from the '90's, probably as long as he has been asking it. Too busy to answer my questions because his next meeting was "far away". Ballmer-era spinout with antiquated engineering. Bullet dodged.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Mastermind
      1 Answer
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      Zillow response
      6y
      I'm very sorry to hear this was your experience with us. Could you please email me more specific information at annie@zillowgroup.com so that we can look into this further ? - Annie Rihn

      Senior Software Development Engineer Interview

      13 Sept 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Zillow (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      1. Introductions 2. Interviewer will offer two timed brain teasers and give the interviewee a couple minutes to offer a solution. If the interviewer agrees with your solution then interviewee will have a few minutes to then code the agreed solution. Interviewee must work fast given the limited amount of time. 3. Final questions

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Interviewer will offer two brain teasers that interviewee must code and solve
      1 Answer
      2
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      Zillow response
      7y
      Thank you for sharing your interview feedback with us. If you have additional insight around your negative experience, please feel free to reach out to me at annie@zillowgroup.com

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