Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Zalando with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zalando overall takes an average of 31 days.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Nov 2021
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I can honestly say that this was one of the most enjoyable and well-organized interview processes I have experienced. From the initial screening to the final interview, everything felt well-structured and thoughtfully designed. The entire team was friendly, professional, and respectful throughout the process.
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I must say, the live coding session was a highlight for me. The interviewers were approachable and supportive throughout the process.
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First I had an HR screening interview, talked about my skills, previous experience, and motivation. after, a technical interview was scheduled, however, rescheduled twice and then canceled because the position was filled in the meantime
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previous academic and industry experience and the motivation for the position
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando in Jun 2022
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Online Coding in Codility SQL and Python
Hiring Manger Round
Generic Software and Data Engineering round
Coding Round
System Design Round
Had answered all codility questions
Hiring Manger round there was question of DSA and Previous experience and Situation Based questions
In Software and Database round questions where to explain Database terms , testing , building API's
Coding round one question to be solved in any language , asked about time and space complexity
System Design Round building a data lake and architure
None of the face to face rounds SQL was asked
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Past Exeperice and Situation based
Design datalake
DSA