Rdio Interview Questions
& Process

So I had an offer from this company, but they rescinded it. Other than someone lying about their credentials or committing a crime, I have never heard of a company doing this (they never even called my references). They rescinded the offer before the decision deadline, saying they realized they needed someone more senior for the role. This is something the company should have figured out before posting the job description, before conducting three interview rounds, and before making an offer. It was appalling and completely unprofessional.

I applied online and had a 45-minute phone call with the director of recruiting the next week. She was really informative, thorough, and friendly. Then, I was scheduled for an on-site interview about a week later on a Friday. I met with four different people there, and each had their own interviewing style, but it felt pretty conversational. There weren't a lot of behavioral questions. The recruiting director said she'd be in touch the next Monday about next steps, but I never heard back. So, on Tuesday, I followed up with an email and got no response. I was honestly very surprised at their lack of communication and also really upset since I took 3 hours out of my day to come in for the interview. Cool workplace/company, but for a place that preaches candidate experience and boasts having the best candidate experience, they definitely fell short.

So, Rdio is a company that really focuses on its product and has some massive tech challenges. My interview started with a phone screen that had an algorithm question, but it was pretty tough because I couldn't really write code or draw things out. Then came a 5-hour in-person session with 4 different engineers, one after another. They each hit me with a general computer science question, asked about my past experience, and then let me ask about working there. Honestly, there weren't any questions directly related to the job itself, just stuff about recursion, strings, and arrays. It felt like the interviewers weren't super comfortable interviewing and weren't sure how to gauge my abilities. I had lunch with some people from the company after the second interview. The day wrapped up with coffee with the front-end team, after I'd already chatted with the internal recruiter about salary.

The process kicked off with a skills-based phone screening. It felt fair and thorough, and the interviewer was understanding about small errors. It was more like a friendly chat, making it easy to be genuine about my skills and personality. After that, I was flown to San Francisco for an on-site. This involved meeting with four future colleagues, an HR person, and my manager (who did the first call). It was one of the best interview processes I've experienced. Everyone was really easy to connect with, and again, it was simple to be myself.