Zoho Software Engineer interview: Java paper round and longer coding round

The first round was on paper. It covered aptitude and Java output-prediction questions, with an exam-like feel. I sat with the questions in front of me, and the emphasis seemed to be fundamentals rather than tricks. The second round was a short coding segment with easy problems. It felt like a quick check of core logic, not a deep algorithms session. The third round lasted longer and asked more o…

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