I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zynga (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2013
Interview
Contacted by a recruiter after applying numerous times directly to Zynga. There was a phone interview with someone from HR that lasted about 15-20 minutes. An in-person interview took place after that. Interviewed with two of the QA Managers for about 15 minutes each. The interview was fairly casual, allowing interviewee to do most of the talking. QA Managers were direct and clear in their expectations.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
At one point they asked about a UI drawing on a board. They wanted to know what steps one would take to test the sample UI.
The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Zynga (San Francisco, CA) in Sep 2016
Interview
I was interviewed by 3 people while I was there. They mostly asked me a lot of questions about me and what I knew. The process took maybe an hour or so in total.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe all the causes for edge cases you can. (When a game ceases to work)
I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zynga
Interview
Very typical interview starting off with introducing yourself and then proceeding with a couple general QA questions like how would you test this app. As long as you demonstrate a passion for games and provide a reasonable thought process to testing, you should be good.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you test this game? (They showed one of their mobile games)
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zynga (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2015
Interview
1) Applied on the Job searching web site;
2) Got an email from the HR to set up a phone screen with one of the managers;
3) Got invited for face to face interview;
4) Got offer from the recruiter for unacceptable pay rate.
I applied for QA Engineer-II position, and on the phone screen the interviewer said that the position is QA Engineer-II. But at the on-site interview they said it's QA Engineer-I (which is lower qualification and lower pay).
Overall interview went well. I was interviewing with 4 people, 30 minutes each. All of them were QA managers and the last one was a senior QA manager.
A week later the recruiter contacted me and said that they would like to make me an offer. And the pay was $18 (whaaaaat? o_O). I said that I had to think about it. I called back and nicely asked if they could make it $25 per hour. Because I have 6 years of experience. Also, when I checked the salaries on the Glassdoor, they were paying 30-35 for this position. The recruiter said that she totally understands me and she will discuss that possibility with her co-workers. So eventually she never called back. I tried to call her cell and left a message to clarify the process, she did not answer the phone (twice). I tried to contact HR via email and did not get any response.
Overall, I got the impression that it is a very cheap company with very unprofessional employees.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience. What is the test plan? What is the difference between smoke testing and functional testing. Test a pen.