I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando in Oct 2024
Interview
the interview process was exactly like the normal ones. 1- HR interview 2- interview with the future EM and 3 other interview of design system, technical questions and live coding.
all of them were pretty interesting, nice people to talk to. However, I never thought they will ignore me. I saw before that other interviewees talk about getting ghosted but i didnt think it will happen to me. such an unprofessional way to deal with people. I kept sending them reminders to get back to me and then they said an automatic template of rejction.
although I mentioned through the interviews that I had to the recruiters about the reviews in Glassdoor and the bad reputation that they have.
they insured me that they will give me feedback in case of rejection.
such a waste of time to prepare and to attend this meetings.
why would you open a position if you are not willed to recruit people
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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