Zego Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process wasn't too difficult and involved meeting with three interviewers, who were current CSMs. It all went pretty smoothly and wasn't super challenging. The mock QBR part was the most stressful, but they were more focused on how I handled myself than the specifics.

So I had this interview process that started with a phone screen for about an hour, where we just talked about my resume and what I've done. After that, I got a coding challenge to design a postfix calculator using PHP. I had four days to do it. Then came a group interview that was pretty long, like 2.5 hours. It was split into three different panel interviews, and I had to answer the same questions with each panel, which felt inefficient. During this, I got a feel for the company culture. Two interviewers actually walked out halfway through, which was pretty rude considering they set aside the time. Another one kept interrupting me and asking the same questions I'd already answered, seemed like he wasn't paying attention. They also twisted my words a bit, like when I said I personally didn't find QA challenging, they took it as me saying QA isn't challenging for anyone, which wasn't my point. And when I mentioned projects I did in school for world-class applications because I'm a recent grad, they interpreted it as me not liking to code with people, even though I think coding together and collaborating are different things, and people have different styles. It all took about two weeks and a few days off work for that challenge.

The whole interview process was pretty standard, a bit tougher than I thought, but overall a good experience. I initially contacted HR after a professor recommended me. HR quickly had me fill out an online application. Within a few days, I had to take an online behavioral test and a timed IQ test. To make sure I wasn't cheating on the IQ test, I had to retake it live on webcam with HR, who asked me some simple questions about myself and my background. A couple days later, HR called to set up a phone interview with an Engineering Manager. This call was mainly technical questions for the role, plus some 'why PayLeaser' questions. After that, I was invited for an in-person interview the following week. This was an interesting stage with a panel of middle managers, one of whom was on webcam. They asked me intermediate technical questions, and I had to draw two things on the whiteboard. Then they reviewed code from my Github, like a peer review. Immediately after the panel, I had a one-on-one with a senior manager, mostly about my background and soft skills. The final step was another in-person interview, another panel, but this one was less technical and more focused on my resume and what I could contribute. I didn't get an offer in the end, but it was a valuable experience. The entire process took about a month and involved 2 tests, 1 webcam interview, 1 phone call, 1 one-on-one in-person, and 2 panel interviews. The HR was super helpful in getting me ready for everything, so definitely ask them questions! Good luck!

After submitting your resume, if they liked it, they'd send you an online aptitude test. But don't get your hopes up for an interview even if you ace the test... it felt like a waste of time. My resume was reviewed, and then I got an email saying: "Having reviewed your career history, we are pleased to extend you an invitation to complete our two pre-employment assessments: a cognitive assessment and a personality assessment. ..." The recruiter confirmed I passed the tests. Then after a week of silence, they sent this: "we are moving forward with other candidates who more closely match our current requirements ..." What a joke!