I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tinder (West Hollywood, CA) in Apr 2017
Interview
Starts with a phone screen from a recruiter that's super casual, just getting to know each other. Had another phone screen with an engineer where I solved a coding problem in Swift. Was fairly easy but only because I had prepared well. After that I was invited on site.
First half of the day onsite is spent working on a sample project. You then walk through the app with a panel of engineers as they ask you questions about your design choices. After you'll have a few one on ones that range from run of the mill behavioral questions to some light iOS white-boarding.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Tinder (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2024
Interview
My interview process lasted about five weeks to get to the final step. It consisted of a phone screen with a recruiter, a technical screen, a 5-hour virtual on-site interview through Zoom, and then a hiring manager chat (behavioral style interview).
Overall, it was a great experience. Everyone throughout the process was really nice and welcoming.
I felt collaboration, talking through your thought process, and acting on feedback provided by interviewers were key factors that the team looked for.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tinder (Los Angeles, CA) in Dec 2021
Interview
0. Recruiter call
1. Screening, practical questions
2. On-site, build an app and explain your thought process. Took around 4 hours. They provide free lunch :).
3. Team matching/behavioral/culture. This may take an additional week or so depending on the needs of every team.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Tinder in July 2021
Interview
Basic phone screen followed by an hour-long engineering screen then the "virtual" onsite interview.
The onsite interview was an interesting format. There was a 15-minute intro interview and I was given a prompt for an app to make within a couple of hours. There was a lunch break/ check-in around halfway, then a group interview with 4 engineers who reviewed my work and asked questions about it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Signed an NDA so I can't be specific, but it contained many of your generic iOS questions with some deep dives into them.