I applied online. The process took three weeks.
The process was:
It turned out it was not a tech lead role, but a staff engineer role. They did a big smoke around this, and it was hard to understand the role. There was no management involved. So why advertise it as a tech lead? The salary offering had no bonus and poor benefits. They admitted to long hours of work, with the vague promise to take time back, which meant never in my opinion.
The task was to make an API, which was simple enough, plus general questions about system design. It was sometimes a little odd, as the questions were so vague, and the solution proposed by the interviewer was very personal to him and far from industry standards.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tide Tech Lead role.
Tide's interview process for their Tech Lead roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Tide's Tech Lead interview process.