The interview process was very streamlined and pleasant.

It started with a recruiter contacting me to describe the position and gather my background. A phone interview was then scheduled. The interviewer called, introduced himself, and asked about my background. He then asked several high-level iOS development questions. Afterward, we used Colabedit to work on two algorithm problems. The problems were fairly straightforward, and general preparation is sufficient. The interviewer did a great job talking through the problems with me and gently prodding me along through sticking points.

About a week later, I received an email inviting me to an on-site interview in San Francisco. Upon arriving at the office, I was greeted and taken to my interview room. I was presented with a small gift bag of snacks and a welcome note on the whiteboard, which was a nice touch.

There were six interviews:

• Since this was for an iOS position, it was nice to see that two of the interviews were with iOS engineers who specifically focused on the platform.
• One was an algorithm interview consisting of two problems.
• Another was for system design, which involved designing an app and the corresponding API.
• There was a casual lunch interview.
• Finally, there was a chat with the hiring manager.

Every person I spoke with was nice, helpful, and generally pleasant. The experience was as pleasant as an interview gets.

All questions asked were reasonable. They gauged experience with iOS and general software development practices.