I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Hinge in Jun 2021
Interview
We talked for several weeks and really hit it off. Things advanced. Then...they suddenly stopped responding.
No, I'm not talking about a bad date.
I'm talking about my interview process with Hinge--the first company that's ever completely ghosted me after getting to F2F interview stage!
Besides the irony of getting ghosted by a dating app (is this the pinnacle of rejection?), the interview experience was mediocre at best.
First there was an initial phone screen, then a video interview with the HM. Even from the beginning, they were unclear on what the entire interview timeline would look like.
In the phone screen, the recruiter seemed bored and uninterested in my answers and did not give me time to ask any questions. I was surprised they moved me to the next round. The conversation with the HM was extremely positive, and I was assured I would hear next steps early the next week. After sending a thank you note and not hearing back, I followed up several times afterwards but never received a response. After seeing the job reposted a few times, it was clear they didn't know what they wanted in the role and were fairly disorganized in their process.
For the future, I recommend they communicate better to candidates at more advanced stages of the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experience with A/V and running company events and project management.
I applied online and a recruiter reached out to me days later. I first had a Codility technical assessment, then an interview with the hiring manager, then a 3 hour virtual onsite.
The virtual onsite was API design, systems design, and a behavioral interview. All of the technical portions were related to the app.
Everyone I met was really pleasant and genuinely interested in getting to know me. I had never really designed an API before, so I was weak in this area and didn’t get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What excites you and what scares you the most about working at Hinge?
I applied online. I interviewed at Hinge in Jul 2021
Interview
There is an HR call, online code testing assessment (covering both leetcode style questions and computing concepts), an hour chat with an engineering director asking about your background/behavioral and onsite. The onsite is about 3 hours long with a culture fit, API design, and systems design portion (1 hour each).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The onsite API design and system design build off each other. Know how the hinge app works.