I’m not sure if the deep-dive section was intended as a stress test, but during this part the interviewer interrupted me more than seven times. It ended up being one of the most uncomfortable interview experiences I’ve had.

I recently interviewed for Zalando, and honestly, it was the most chaotic interview process I’ve ever experienced. I had read a lot of negative feedback online and was hesitant to apply, but I went ahead because I liked the product and found the role interesting. From the start, things felt disorganized. My first interview was rescheduled just 30 minutes before it was supposed to happen. I figured it might have been due to an emergency and let it slide. Then, my second-round interview was rescheduled three times. I understand that people get sick, but at that point, couldn’t they have found someone else to step in? Then came the so-called "final round," which included a UI challenge, two small interviews, and a case study. However, the person handling scheduling failed to inform me that I needed to prepare a presentation and simply described it as a "technical interview." That kind of oversight is incredibly frustrating. In total, I went through five or six interviews, invested a lot of time preparing, and even took time off work for some of them. After all that effort, I didn’t hear *anything* back. I get that they may have chosen someone else, but after so many hours spent on the process, I expected at least a courtesy email. I even followed up with the coordinator—still no response. I genuinely don’t understand how a company of this size can completely ghost candidates when they literally employ people whose job is to coordinate the process. That being said, the people I spoke with during the interviews were all very kind and professional. It’s just unfortunate that the overall process was so poorly managed. Frankly, I find this level of disorganization and lack of communication unprofessional and disrespectful. If you're considering applying to Zalando, I’d recommend thinking twice—you might be saving yourself a lot of wasted time and frustration.

The experience felt fairly straightforward and relaxed overall. The questions were standard — nothing unexpected or out of the ordinary. It leaned quite corporate, with a focus on typical background, behavior, and scenario-based topics.