Rejected

Zipline Software Engineer interview with an industry-expert recruiter

ZiplineSoftware Engineer · May 2026

A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn and quickly talked up her background. She described herself as an industry expert and implied that she could "sniff out" whether I really knew what I was talking about. That framing threw me off before I had a chance to explain my experience. I didn’t want to feel put on the defensive, especially since I had already done significant work and expected a mo…

Shared by a candidate · reported May 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.