I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Oct 2016
Interview
The proccess began by linkedin. The recruiter ask me about new opportunities and we schedule a skype call, just to him hear about me and check if I really fit with position.
Two weeks after I did other skype call with a new recruiter that describe me more details about, zalando, benefits we spent about 40 minutes talking and she sent me a link to codility
On codility I did 3 exercises, the exercises was simple but you need to take care about details and Big O notation
Then I did 3 tech interviews, 45minutes each one with 15 minutes interval. The interviews difficulty was increasing by each one. The first one was so simple, with a live coding, just java.
The second one was harder and I have to describe some data structures and the live coding I have to write the same exercises using java 7 and 8, clearly the interviewer wants to know if I really know the new java 8 apis.
The last one was really hard, I have to create some component diagrams and explain my solution about a social network like twitter, the interviewer did great questions fortunately I did well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first interviewer asked me (live coding) to do a circuit break with n attempts to connection with database. I had some difficulty to understand what he really wanted at the first time and I'm getting nervous during interview.
I applied online. The process took two months. one online interview. The recruiter call was good. Standard questions related to career.
1 introduce yourself
2. Describe a project
3. Why zalando
First round is Hr
Then there was Coding challenge
Technical deep dive regarding all the technologies and working concepts of microservices
Managerial round was to identify the company fit and behavioural
Had a FANG-style interview with three rounds: a live coding session (sliding window problem), a system design interview focused on an e-commerce platform, and a behavioral round. The process was structured and engaging, testing both technical depth and communication skills. Overall, a great learning experience that felt fair and well-balanced.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
solve sliding window algorithm. desigin ecommerce for small business