I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Zepz (Nairobi) in Oct 2023
Interview
Process was streamlined. I first had an initial call with a recruiter, and a technical screening. Next, was a take home project undertaken on Woven. It was mainly focusing on Algorithms, DB Schema and Java Specific Questions. Finally I failed at the final Java onscreen interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain Solid Principles giving examples using Java
Its simple and straight forward. Starts eith recruiter call, technical call followed by coding challenge then Hiring manager interview . You will also get a take home challenge at the start of the process immediately after the recruiter call.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More around spring boot, OOP principles and general design questions
Backend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Zepz with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 75.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Backend Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Zepz overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Zepz as a Backend Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Background check: 10%
Group panel interview: 10%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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