Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Zendesk with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zendesk overall takes an average of 26 days.
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I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Zendesk (Pune) in Feb 2026
Interview
It was a very smooth experience, the interviewer touched on various types of technical skills that an intern should be aware of. The interviewer also focused on how the candidate analyse and design a software.
Great interviewer, very easy questions about the basics of Computer Science.
4 steps of interview:
- coding
- technical interview
- behavioural interview - the most common questions
- conversations withe Hiring Manager
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Zendesk (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2020
Interview
Online assessment, followed by onsite with several rounds of coding and basic system design. Nothing too difficult or unexpected, standard Leetcode medium problems. Very friendly and professional interviewers, nice office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode medium problems involving linked lists and priority queues