Interview Datapoints : Mobile, IC6

Jul 12, 2021 28 Comments

Interviewed as an Android/Mobile engineer with

Chime
Instacart
Figma
DoorDash
Google
Square
Shopify
Uber
Nextdoor
Robinhood
Twitter

Got offers from all except Figma.
Accepted Chime@255K Base + 15% Bonus + 19K units (not dollars) RSU.

Can help answer any questions since I think I generally don’t see high level Mobile datapoints.

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  • Uber
    jmQo24

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    jmQo24
    Any tips for mobile architecture rounds? Existing materials are lacking
    Jul 12, 2021 3
    • OP
      My strategy is to always talk about journey. Journey can be of a file (e.g design Dropbox), a post (e.g design Instagram). Follow this sequence

      1) Datamodel & API (if not provided)
      2) components the data travels through (fetch, store, cache , display)
      3) component lifecycles and clear understanding of when and what triggers what
      4) Really drive the interview. Don’t ask question such as should I cache this data or not. Just decide, justify the decision and move on.
      Jul 12, 2021
    • Google
      qlCQ21

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      qlCQ21
      I think this one:
      4) Really drive the interview. Don’t ask question such as should I cache this data or not. Just decide, justify the decision and move on.

      Applies all interviews for staff+. Thanks for the advice!
      Jul 18, 2021
  • Nike
    sToK31

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    sToK31
    Thanks OP. Totally agree with lack of mobile data points.
    How was the on-site coding round of instacart?

    Wondering about:
    1. How to prep for the coding? Is it build a feature? Debugging? Architect/design something on the spot?
    Jul 28, 2021 1
  • Wish
    escapeGame

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    escapeGame
    What made you choose Chime? I had my hesitations because they’re react native focused? But it seems like your interview was in native Android?

    And another question is... what do you think differentiates an L5 and an L6 engineers for mobile?
    Jul 12, 2021 2
    • OP
      Yes they are, I interview on Native Android but they made it pretty clear my job will be react native before the interview. I am not concerned about the transition.

      I don’t think there is exactly one path from L5->L6. My path has generally been by being able to abstract going very deep into performance, reliability and testing of products I have been building
      Jul 12, 2021
    • Wish
      escapeGame

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      escapeGame
      Thanks for the response! 👍⚡️
      Jul 12, 2021
  • New
    Nextfloor

    New

    Nextfloor
    Don't go to ND. They screwed recent hires over.
    Jul 12, 2021 2
  • New
    a08ysobk

    New

    a08ysobk
    Hi wondering about the interview process for Robinhood and Square. How to prep for these interviews?
    Jan 28 0