I applied through other source. I interviewed at The Zappos Family (Las Vegas, NV)
Interview
24 Hrs coding challenge.
HR interview
Telephonic interview
Onsite interview
I applied online and I got a 24 Hrs coding challenge next day. 24 Hrs coding challenge was related to consuming their REST URLS and implement some Algorithms. I developed a NetBeans maven based web project using custom MVC (Servlet centric approach), used Jersey client API's, URL API's, some business service components, Controllers and presentation pages.
I was selected in 24 Hrs coding challenge.
Next step was HR telephonic interview - It was 30 mins non-technical interview. More focused on their company culture and core values. I was selected in HR telephonic interview.
Next step-A technical phone interview with 3 Technical people- They asked me about my previous and current projects.
Some basic Java questions- Interfaces, Abstract classes, Some design patterns some programming in a Shared Document. Exception handling Some SQL related questions & SQL Queries.
One program was one basic series program- I solved recursively. They asked me a little bit about breaking condition and time complexity.
Questions related to overloading and overriding.
Basics of Object Oriented Programming.
Some String related questions- Reverse a String
Database - Some questions related to Database normalization and Some database quarries.
My interview went well and interviews told me my interview was good and they want to see me for F2F interview and HR will contact you for next steps to come to Vegas for F2F. I was excited because everything went well. Unfortunately I got a rejection email. I tried to contact them but there was no reply from their side.
During telephonic interview there was heavy disturbance in the communication line. It was very difficult for me to understand what they were saying.
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For 24 Hrs coding challenge- Focus on architecture of the application before writing the code and spend some time on Algorithms, make components independent and reusable, create a documentation for APIs usage, add description of components and usage in your project in the document. Write your code as simple as possible.
For String related questions
Split function.
Reversing in 3 ways , Looping, use a method of StringBuffer and the best solution implement your own Stack Data Structure.
For Database related questions-Focus on Limit, Union and Sub Queries.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Zappos Family (Las Vegas, NV) in Jan 2022
Interview
Standard, had to do a set of brain teaser questions within 45 minutes. Difficulty was moderate, one question was about data structures and the other was basic string manipulation. The interviewer was available for questions and guided me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time in the past that you have had to contribute to a team and what you did.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at The Zappos Family
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter based on my qualifications. I was sent a code challenge to complete over the weekend and then was scheduled for the culture fit interview. Once I completed the culture interview, I was scheduled for a technical interview with the hiring manager.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at The Zappos Family
Interview
Got contacted by an Amazon recruiter on LinkedIn to invite me to apply to one of their offers.
We then scheduled a first phone call to talk about my profile and the position.
The recruiter never called and didn't answer my LinkedIn messages afterwards.
Complete waste of time.