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Senior iOS Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

May 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Interview with recruiter.

Take-home technical test.

Interview with iOS lead.

Take-home project.

Final round would have been onsite.

The interview with the lead engineer was more behavioral than technical, but the test was very technical. The recruiter sent a link to the project with instructions that said not to spend more than 4.5-5 hours on it. They asked for production-quality code but didn't provide any design guidelines. This meant you had to handle the technical and UI design, then implement and test it in 5 hours, which is pretty ridiculous. I probably spent twice that amount of time on it and returned it the next day.

Then, I never heard anything: no feedback, no rejection. Nothing.

I realize this is the norm now; it's still rude and unprofessional nonetheless.

Questions

Create a grocery challenge app to test applicants on product identification.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Instacart Senior iOS Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Instacart's interview process for their Senior iOS Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Instacart's Senior iOS Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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