Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Tinder with 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 35% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 20 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Tinder overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Tinder as a Software Engineer according to 20 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 6%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tinder (Los Angeles, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
I applied online and within a few days was contacted by the recruiter. Had an initial tech screen and was then flown out for the onsite. The office is pretty cool and has a startup-ish and intimate vibe. Had lunch with a few engineers off-site and shared some laughs.The interviewers do a great job in trying to get to know you as an actual human being rather than just a robot that can just churn out algorithm solutions.
I ended up receiving an offer, but declined due to timeline conflicts. Overall, it was one of my best interview experiences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithms and domain-specific questions regarding different back-end web technologies.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Tinder in Sep 2025
Interview
-Needed to sign an NDA prior to the recruiter first round interview
-Recruiter first round interview was an Zoom call (audio only) for 30 minutes
-Discussed the role and company briefly, but mostly wanted to know about previous work experience and if there was alignment.
Phone Screen:
With HM
1. Prev project experience: Most challenging project.
2. Coding: Given a matrix of size Mx n, with 0s and 1s write a program to return number of islands , emphasis on clean code design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Phone Screen:
With HM
1. Prev project experience: Most challenging project.
2. Coding: Given a matrix of size Mx n, with 0s and 1s write a program to return number of islands , emphasis on clean code design.
I applied online. I interviewed at Tinder (Los Angeles, CA) in Sep 2023
Interview
The process is as follows: Start with an HR phone call, then a coding session (1 hour) with one or more engineers, continue with a long virtual onsite with several sessions (3.5-4 hours), lastly hiring manager (30 mins).
