Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States
November 25, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone Screen: With HM
- Previous project experience: Most challenging project.
- Coding: Given a matrix of size M x n, with 0s and 1s, write a program to return the number of islands. Emphasis on clean code design.
Questions
Phone Screen: With HM
- Previous project experience: Most challenging project.
- Coding: Given a matrix of size M x N, with 0s and 1s, write a program to return the number of islands. Emphasis on clean code design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 21 interview experiences for the Tinder Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Tinder's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral24%
Negative38%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Tinder's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Tinder Work Experiences
1.0
A flaming car wreck
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, CA
August 24, 2025
Pros: I used to be able to say "small team, big impact" but that was all burned to the ground three months ago.
Cons: Incompetent leadership
Political middle managers
No product vision
Too many days in toxic, political office
No actual learning from past failures - just rush to the next one .
5.0
Great WLB
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, CA
July 28, 2025
Pros: Great WLB, people are smart and chill to work with
Cons: Things are in cost-savings mode, so new projects and therefore growth is really slow
4.0
Good team, too much politics
Software Engineer • Former Employee
April 16, 2025
Pros: team can be fun to hang around
Cons: too much politics and leadership changes
- 1.0A flaming car wreckSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, CAAugust 24, 2025Pros: I used to be able to say "small team, big impact" but that was all burned to the ground three months ago.Cons: Incompetent leadership Political middle managers No product vision Too many days in toxic, political office No actual learning from past failures - just rush to the next one .
- 5.0Great WLBSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, CAJuly 28, 2025Pros: Great WLB, people are smart and chill to work withCons: Things are in cost-savings mode, so new projects and therefore growth is really slow
- 4.0Good team, too much politicsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeApril 16, 2025Pros: team can be fun to hang aroundCons: too much politics and leadership changes
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