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      Software Engineer Interview

      Jun 9, 2017
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Zendesk (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2017

      Interview

      The typical format: 1) Recruiter screening 2) Technical screening 3) Onsite The onsite itself was for about a half day, with 4-5 rounds and lunch with the potential boss. In one round, the interviewer literally made up the question on the spot. I had to help him compose the question. In two other rounds, the questions were almost exactly identical. I could tell that they did not coordinate with each other at all before asking me these questions. The last round was a system design question and the interviewer there was nice and polite. I just had a up and down experience with this process. None of the questions were difficult, but none of the questions seem to be prepared either. It was almost too easy and open ended that I'm still trying to figure out what I did wrong. I had extra time to spare in each round, but there wasn't much substance in each question to adequately test my knowledge of the subject matter. No call to explain what happened, just the standard rejection email. Kind of a bummer, and a waste of my time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      NDA
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      Software Engineer Interview

      May 6, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zendesk (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2026

      Interview

      It was a four-round interview: 1. HR screen call 2. Hiring manager 3. Technical 4. One more behavioral interview After just the HR recruiter's call, they assigned a meeting for the hiring manager. One day before, they cancelled it.

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      Feb 24, 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Tallinn
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Zendesk (Tallinn) in Jan 2026

      Interview

      First interview was with HR rep, second one with a technical team lead. There was supposedly a third interview with another technical manager or something, but it seemed they had already a strong candidate in mind, so after second interview I immediately got an email that they had gone the other way.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      Software Developer I Interview

      Oct 29, 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zendesk

      Interview

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