I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Zendesk
Interview
Talked to recruiter for the company and then the hiring manager. Both people seemed incredibly burnt out. The recruiter talked about the typical stuff a recruiter on the first contact to a company. There was no sales pitch on why to work for the company which is a bit unusual. It was purely factual. The hiring manager talked about the position. The back and forth was on the higher end of awkward as far as interviews go. There was absolutely no emotion. I suspect before even entering the interview, the decision was already made not to hire me.
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.
