I applied online. I interviewed at Micro1 (Nairobi) in Apr 2026
Interview
Join a meeting with Zara AI and you answer the questions in a limited amount of time. You are recorded and it will be shared with recruiters. You have to be very attentive as the AI can miss some things sometimes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of intervals where intervals[i] = [start, end], merge all overlapping intervals, and return an array of the non-overlapping intervals that cover all the intervals in the input.
The interview was pleasant with straightforward questions and a professional tone. Overall a good experience, though Zara’s approach felt robotic at times. Greater realism would improve candidate comfort and engagement.
A live interview with an AI agent, asked questions about python, APIs ,Django and AWS and then a separate coding exercise. Each of these categories in graded individually after. One highly doubts the comprehension capabilities of the AI agent through out.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
best data structure to implement a cache in python and how to implement cache eviction policies.
