Backend Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
Process
Initial phone interview going over basic analysis of how to design a website for selling tickets, how to scale, and how to deal with atomic operations.
Onsite technical interviews (4 of them) followed, each asking a different flavor of questions. One involved whiteboard coding, while others used a computer. Familiarity with JavaScript syntax wasn't too great, so I used Python instead, which caused no problems. I returned one more time for a quick interview with the CTO.
Questions
Given two lists of integers that are exactly the same, except that one of them has one extra element added, find the added element.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Tinder Backend Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
Tinder's interview process for their Backend Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tinder's Backend Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Tinder Work Experiences
- 4.0Fun Job, Tough PromotionSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesFebruary 9, 2025Pros: The job is fun, and the team is good.Cons: Depending on the team, promotion can be tough.
- 5.0Great place to work - room to growEngineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesApril 4, 2017Pros: Awesome, passionate engineers. Top pay for LA, great perks. My hiring process was super great as well. Recruiting was awesome and made me feel like they were on my side. The bad reviews are baffling to me. I am pretty plugged in and the vast majority of people are super happy.Cons: The growing pains that Tinder has gone through have been tough for some people, but I've seen it as a positive. We're growing up and adding more structure to a company that really needed it. People don't do well with change, so it makes sense that some people would be unhappy.
- 5.0Loved People, Culture, PaySoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 8, 2023Pros: People, culture, pay, benefits, activitiesCons: I had no negative experience at Tinder, but my internship was only 3 months, so take it with a grain of salt.
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