I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at FATUnicorn (London, England) in Jan 2016
Interview
They asked me for a task before even have a chat by phone. After implementing the task I had to push them for a couple of weeks to make sure they got it and everything was fine, but they told me they couldn't see it and made me send it again. I did it, but 3 weeks later still no response from them, so I decided to contact them again. Two weeks, and several emails after, the sent me an email telling that they already hired someone, with no feedback and no more explanations. It seems they just needed someone to build a code they didn't know how to implement...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement three different tasks in Swift:
- An app to take pictures with the front camera
- An app which moves textfields when keyboard appears
- Another app which uses CoreData and updates a list from an endpoint
Hi There,
Thankyou for the feedback, we are really sorry about this.
We realise it can be a frustrating process especially when we are not communicating to the best of our abilities.
If you were offered a code test before a phone call it is a testament to the strength you portrayed in you CV.
Rest assured any and all code submitted in code tests is never used in any of our products. The reason for the test to see if you write and document correctly and in a manner in which we like to see, its an easy and quick way for us to gauge if you would be right to take you to the next stage.
In this scenario we didn't communicate that well enough and it sounds like you had a bit of a rough time.
As and when we are bringing in a new iOS developer we would be delighted for you to apply again as just because you were not right for this role doesn't mean that you wont be right for the next.
If ever you have any questions or grievances please call us and we can put you in touch with the right person to make sure its fixed.
Kind regards
Team FATUnicorn
