Zeus Interview Questions
& Process

The interview process involved some mid-managers who seemed unprofessional and inexperienced. Thankfully, a senior manager took over and was very professional, with the others deferring and staying quiet. I learned I'd be working closely with these mid-managers.

The interview process began well. A recruiter connected me with an engineering manager for a brief video call. We discussed my background, my interest in Zeus, and the team/product. I was asked about past projects and how I handled bugs or challenges, which was a good experience. The second round, a 1-hour technical interview with an engineer using Coderpad, was scheduled quickly. The Coderpad environment had limitations on library imports. There was some confusion because the engineer expected me to use React, but I was instructed to use Ruby in the prior round. The task itself wasn't overly difficult, but the expected output was a bit unclear. Unfortunately, the process deteriorated after this. I didn't hear back from the recruiter for a week, so I followed up via email, with no response. I followed up again two weeks later, still no response. After nearly a month since the second round and a third follow-up email, I finally received a rejection from the recruiter. On a positive note, they provided detailed feedback on why I wasn't moving forward, which I appreciated. However, the latter part of the process felt very unorganized. I suspect if I hadn't followed up multiple times, I might have been ghosted.

The interview process took about 1.5 months and involved several phone calls along with two Zoom interviews. After I was sent a formal offer letter for a sales position, I noticed it didn't mention commission. As a salesperson, I tried to negotiate for a higher base salary and to include a commission structure. The negotiation happened over the phone with the hiring manager. Three days later, Zeus emailed me to say they were rescinding the offer. They didn't provide any explanation, call me, or give a valid reason. I was really looking forward to this job and company, but the way they handled this shows me I'm lucky to not be working for them. I'm very disappointed in how Zeus acted and hope other candidates haven't had this experience.

I had 4 onsite interviews with different people. The first part was lunch with other employees, which was really nice and made me feel welcome. Then, there were three technical interviews and one cultural interview. The technical interviews were great because they asked questions that felt like real-world engineering problems, not just random algorithm stuff. I felt like the questions covered a good range of my skills and didn't require me to memorize interview prep. After each interview, I got to chat with the interviewers and learn more about the company. The last interview, the cultural one, was pretty relaxed, more like a conversation.