I applied online. I interviewed at Zendesk (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2017
Interview
I had a telephonic interview and was asked to program on coderpad. Finished it fast enough. The interviewer asked me about a HashMap and a HashSet. Dived into internals of how they are implemented. Answered all his questions and also asked him if he has any further questions. I got nothing from him. My advise would be to be clear on what you are asking a person. Don't assume things , listen to the person and follow up. Just saying everything looks good and sending an email saying there is no appropriate position makes no sense.
1st round HR round then a screen round with Engineering manager, and then a live coding test with 2 engineers.
I got rejected after the coding test so don't know the process beyond it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic react query about build process and optimizations
I applied online. I interviewed at Zendesk (Singapore) in Sept 2025
Interview
There were 5 rounds
- Screening round with HR
- Manager round
- Technical Coding round
- System design round
- Product manager
The turnaround time was quick. The entire interview process took around 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General cultural fit questions during manager interview round
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Zendesk (Melbourne) in Sept 2025
Interview
The first round is a behavioral interview with the manager.
The second round is a system design interview with the technical lead.
The third round is a coding interview with a staff engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Behavioral interview: Common behavioral questions.
2. System design: Design Jira.
3. Coding: Implementation of several React components.
