I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zillow in June 2024
Interview
The worst interview experience I had in my life! A recruiter call followed by a tech screen. The tech screen engineer was extremely rude and when I asked clarifying questions, would repeatedly tell me to re-read the question prompt carefully, although the question prompt doesn't provide all the details. After coding a solution that passed the test cases, he wasn't happy with it and didn't clarify. When I asked him to provide other examples where my code wouldn't work, he acted entitled and offended. Despite his vague instructions, I was able to improve my solution and answer his follow-up questions. 2 days later, I receive a rejection for no mentioned reasons. A terrible waste of time with a disrespectful interviewer. Don't recommend interviewing with Zillow
Multi round, consisted of a first round technical interview and a 4-interview final round (3 coding, 1 qualitative). All interviews were conducted remotely, and the interviewers were very respectful of my time and scheduling accommodations.
First asking about past experiences / projects such as the challenge encountered, why to choose a specific model, the pros and cons of your model, the outcome of your projects etc. Then a case question was given and asking to write codes using machine learning methods to solve the question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a certain form of data, asking to write codes to predict the classes.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review regarding your interview experience here at Zillow. I'm pleased that you had an overall positive experience, and if you'd like to connect further or share additional feedback, please reach out to me directly at annie@zillowgroup.com. -Annie Rihn
