I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zalando (Berlin) in Oct 2025
Interview
I applied for the position through a referral, which helped my application get noticed. Shortly after submitting it, I was invited to a 20-minute video call with the HR representative. During this initial screening, we discussed my background, career interests, and motivation for applying to the company. Following that, I was scheduled for a one-hour meeting with the hiring manager. This session was more in-depth and focused primarily on my previous work experience, the projects I have been involved in, and the specific skills I could bring to the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- previous experience
- specific project where you had made a big impact
- what are the hardest challenge you faced in your last role
I made 3 Rounds, first a classical HR nterview-then a live coding (somthing like binary search) then a system design (design an inventory system) tehy told me that I didn't pass at the system design level( ishould asked for the number of clients not to make assumptions
I applied online. The process took two months. one online interview. The recruiter call was good. Standard questions related to career.
1 introduce yourself
2. Describe a project
3. Why zalando
First round is Hr
Then there was Coding challenge
Technical deep dive regarding all the technologies and working concepts of microservices
Managerial round was to identify the company fit and behavioural