The process looks like this:
Recruiter screen -> 2 engineering screens -> behaviorial -> final offer
Engineering can be pretty tedious, and it's hard to get all the questions right. Several follow-ups, even if you finish coding, ensure you understand how the code scales and possible pitfalls.
Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for ZipRecruiter
I applied online. I interviewed at ZipRecruiter in Mar 2026
Interview
Phone screen, technical coding round, system design round, final round with hiring manager. The technical coding round was very easy especially for a senior position, but the recruiter send an automated rejection email immediately after.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode easy, asked about optimization and time/mem complexity
Online assessment with 4 questions first to easier than last two ,I advice to go the first two questions then the last one then the third one or just scan through before and see which is best for u