I was definitely excited about the prospect of working with OkCupid! It was one of very few places I had applied, so hearing back from their HR that they would like to invite me for an interview was exciting! The phone screen was good, though it did feel a bit like a sales pitch; but it was a positive experience overall. I was definitely on board for the technical stage of the interview, and was ready to set it up ASAP. So I replied to the email with all the necessary details, and was told that it would be set up after the long weekend. No problem! But then that whole week went by with no communication. So I reached out and was told that it would be set up "tomorrow." But then the rest of that week went by with no communication. I got ghosted by a dating app, which seems ironic 😅 In the end, I was offered and accepted another position. I informed OkCupid that I would be withdrawing my application, and was congratulated and told to check out their Glassdoor. Here I am!

OkCupid was a fun place to interview! First step was a technical phone screen with a Staff Engineer. We discussed past projects, work experience and my interests in OkCupid. After that, I received a take home assignment. This was possibly the best take home assignment I have been given. There is a fully documented README that explains all the criteria. There is pre-written data that you use to populate the cite. Also, there are design pictures of how the cite should look. Honestly, it was wonderful to have a set up similar to real-world working conditions. I had a week to complete it. OkCupid passed on me. However, it was a wonderful experience and I would definitely consider applying again!

They reached out to me on hired.com and gave me a take home assignment, I completed it, and they liked it. It was all pretty quick. Two days after the onsite interview, they extended an offer. They give neither a signing bonus nor equity . The base pay is all you get. So I tried to negotiate on the base pay. They didn't move from their initial numbers and I rejected the offer. When I rejected the offer, they sounded very rude, furious, and started making many statements/questions like: where do you come from? what is your justification for asking so much? They made many such statements without a break (I don't remember all of it and don't wish to) and I was appalled. Even before the process started, I did tell them that I have interviews scheduled with couple other companies. They were neither ready to negotiate on the base pay, nor ready to wait until I did my other interviews. So I would assume it was not a shock that I turned down their offer. Whatever the reason was, it seemed quite unprofessional , and also desperate, and I am glad I didn't join them.