Process
I was contacted by a recruiter and scheduled a phone call within a few days.
The phone call was non-technical and I can't really remember what the conversation was about. About a week after that, I had a technical phone interview with their lead iOS developer. This was fairly easy and consisted of both abstract CS-theory and applied programming questions, and lasted about an hour.
They got back to me pretty quickly and scheduled an on-site interview about a week and a half after the phone interview. The on-site interview lasted from 2-6pm and consisted of 5 interviews, of which 3 were technical and 2 were non-technical. OpenTable was kind enough to space out the technical interviews in between the non-technical interviews, and generally everyone was approachable and kind.
The interview process was, overall, very pleasant and the technical questions weren't very difficult. All of them were done on a whiteboard as well, so there was no worry about small syntax errors and other associated stumbling blocks.
Three days after the on-site interview, I heard back from them and did not receive an offer. Although they initially did not mention why, I asked them for feedback and they were quick to respond. In the end, they chose to go with someone who had more experience. 10/10 would interview again.
Questions
(iOS-specific) Implement UIKit's hitTest:withEvent: function.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the OpenTable Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
OpenTable's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for OpenTable's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
OpenTable Work Experiences
- 4.0Great placeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 15, 2020Pros: A lot of niche technology stack to work with.Cons: Missing the interaction with other teams
- 2.0I keep hoping things improve.Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJune 17, 2015Pros: Extremely great work-life balance, and I'm almost shocked to read others who wrote that as a con. Most of the employees in SF have families and tend to leave around 6pm every day. Almost all my colleagues are super friendly and great to work with. Plus, we're all foodies! I've never found so many great places to eat in the city than during my time here at OpenTable. There's a lot of passion for making the best restaurant experience. Everyone from the bottom of the company really believes in the mission.Cons: With that said, where do I begin with the cons? First off, the CEO is hardly around and makes bizarre low-level decisions without entrusting of his direct reports. Another exec is completely out of touch with their org other than a couple projects that interest them. This makes communication a gigantic hurdle and employee promotions a struggle. Another team came in from an acquisition with an *extremely* toxic employee who insults everyone around them, causing stress and damaging to the culture, and still manages to get praised by the exec team. We have a very tiny budget for anything that increases employee happiness. Only a few employees have standing desks, and there's only a couple boxes of fruit for 400+ employees, and we share low quality Costco sugar snacks. The office manager does care about this problem, but there's little they can do given the unreasonable constraint on budget.
- 5.0Great Place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, CAApril 30, 2017Pros: Great place to work, full of smart people who care about you as a person. As a recent college grad, I was surprised with how much my opinion mattered in design decisions, and this made me love my job even more.Cons: The career path isn't as clear as it could be.
