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      Backend Engineer Interview

      12 Nov 2023
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Berlin
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Sept 2020

      Interview

      Interviewers were nice. The process is long and you have to go through live coding twice, for the initial and final interview. Tech interview is very focused on e-commerce architecture.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      live coding -> tech interview -> culture fit -> live coding again
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      Zalando response
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      Thank you for taking the time to provide valuable feedback on your candidate experience so far at Zalando; we always enjoy the opportunity to speak with candidates like yourself. Please be assured that we will share your insights with the responsible Talent Acquisition teams. - Talent Acquisition Team

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      Backend Engineer Interview

      25 Dec 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Zalando in Nov 2025

      Interview

      Ghosted! I applied through the company’s website, and after two weeks I was invited to a 20-minute interview with HR. The interviewer was not very friendly, and overall the interview was quite ordinary. They asked me about my background and my motivation for joining the company. Two weeks later, I received an automated email saying that the position had been filled. Even though I followed up with the recruiter by email, I didn’t receive any response and was essentially ghosted.

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      Backend Engineer Interview

      23 Oct 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Berlin
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Jan 2025

      Interview

      Process: phone screen, technical take-home task and onsite interview with the team. Take-home task took ~3–4 hours (refactoring + tests). Interview was friendly, focused on architecture and practical experience. Feedback received in 7 days

      Interview questions [3]

      Question 1

      Why are you interested in this company and role?
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      Question 2

      Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your manager. How did you handle it?
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      Backend Engineer Interview

      3 Jan 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Zalando in Dec 2021

      Interview

      I applied online. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Dec 2021 Initial Test I got an email from HR team the next day right after I applied to do an initial test through Codility. It went well as the questions were quite easy Interview The next day I got invitation email for HR interview. BUT when I attend, there is NO ONE appeared for HR call. HR doesn't even bother to reply or give an update. They do not seem to be serious with hiring. Feels like they just do it to gain some kind of popularity. Do not waste your time to interview with this company.

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