Zipline Software Engineer interview: large take-home and five onsite rounds

Zipline·Software Engineer·Reported Jun 2026
Take-home ProjectOnsiteMedium

My process lasted more than three months and felt like I was constantly being passed around. I spoke with two different hiring managers, and the work they assigned was substantial: a very large take-home assignment that I put real effort into and delivered a strong solution for. During a later take-home review, I was told the work looked great and wasn’t something they saw often.

Then came the onsite, with five onsite rounds and a presentation. It still ended in rejection. Given the time and energy involved, the overall sequence felt disrespectful, especially because the effort didn’t seem to lead to any meaningful consideration. When it was over, the rejection itself wasn’t the only thing that bothered me. It was the way the process treated my time and how little clarity there was about why they made the decision.

Location: United States. Overall feedback: Neutral. Offer status: No offer.

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Interview at a glance

Company
Zipline
Role
Software Engineer
Rounds
Take-home Project → Onsite
Difficulty
Medium
Date
Reported Jun 2026

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