I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zendesk in Jun 2020
Interview
I did 9 total interviews - 2 phone screens with recruiters, 2 secondary screens with team leads, and then 5 one hour sessions with developers, engineering managers, and project managers. Overall I felt I did well, but after spending almost a month on this process I still received a "no", with no clear reason why.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General SDLC knowledge plus 2 live coding interviews and a system design session.
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 Sep 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 Sep 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.
