Zazzle Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 13 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Zazzle.
Zazzle
Software Engineer Intern
Intern Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
So I got invited to an onsite after a recruiter chat. I was supposed to be there from 1 to 5 pm. I had to drive about 40 minutes in traffic from Berkeley. When I arrived, there was construction, and it was chaos because they had moved to a different building. The interviewer was a lead engineer. I mentioned I drove straight from school in traffic, but he didn't even offer me water. First thing he did was critique my resume, saying it was poorly organized and even showed me someone else's. Then he gave me a brainteaser and asked me to code a small class. After an hour, he said he was done and I had to wait for the next person. The next person came in and immediately told me to leave, saying the lead engineer didn't like me and they didn't want to waste more time because they're a busy company. I thought he was joking when he said the first guy didn't like me, figuring they were trying to create a casual vibe. I felt pretty annoyed, honestly. It felt like a waste of time and money. You have to dedicate like 4 hours, go to their office, aren't even offered water, and then they just dismiss you because their time is more valuable.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Regarding your resume, why is it only a single page and not as well-organized as the resume of the person interviewed after you?
- How could your resume be better organized compared to the next interviewee's?
- Why is your resume organized so badly, especially when compared to another candidate's?
Zazzle
Software Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
It started with a technical phone interview where the lead engineer gave me a really cool custom problem to work on. He was super helpful, offering lots of hints when I got stuck. After that, I moved on to the onsite interviews. There were four of them, and they all involved coding or whiteboarding. I encountered one DP question and a few other problems similar to LeetCode medium. Even though I didn't get the offer in the end, the team was really friendly, and the whole experience was low-stress. I genuinely enjoyed it, and the lead engineer was a great person.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Questions about Dynamic Programming and other problems similar to LeetCode medium/hard
Zazzle
Software Engineer
Entry Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
I applied through my university's website. Then, an HR person reached out to schedule a phone interview with the hiring manager. The hiring manager sent me a Google Doc link to code in, which I thought was a bit strange since they didn't use a professional coding environment. The whole phone call was about 15 minutes because I struggled a bit, and it seemed like the interviewer decided on my coding abilities within that short time.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you print a row in a tree data structure?
Zazzle Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Zazzle interview reports.
“Reverse a string.”
Read reports →“Given two strings, what is the longest common substring where characters maintain their original order but don't need to be consecutive?”
Read reports →“Could you reverse a singly-linked list without using extra space and with O(n) time complexity?”
Read reports →“What's the longest increasing sub-sequence of numbers in an array?”
Read reports →“How would you print a row in a tree data structure?”
Read report →“Can you solve this brainteaser problem?”
Read report →“Could you write a small class for me?”
Read report →“Tell me about problems related to tree traversal.”
Read report →“How would you approach dynamic programming problems?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 13 Zazzle interview reports.