SpotHero Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Avoid applying to this company if possible. They themselves do not know what exactly they are looking for. The first round was a call with the recruiter, where they told me about the role and team and asked my salary expectations. The second round was a call with the hiring manager, where we talked in detail about my experience, including my current and past experiences. I assumed that if I proceeded to the next round, they were fine with my tech skills. The third round was a take-home assignment, which is kind of vague and leaves a lot on you to take assumptions and write the code. They give you 5 days but definitely ask you to do a lot of things in the assignment. It is not worth spending your precious hours working on the assignment for free. If I get a similar assignment in any future interviews, I will straightaway reject it if they are not compensating me for my time. After the take-home assignment, there was an interview with two team members. The recruiter told me they were going to discuss my submission but they didn't talk about it at all. The two interviewers were not organized and they had no idea about what questions to ask. They also seemed disinterested in what I was answering and didn't make any effort to understand what I was saying. It was disappointing to see a general feedback after putting in so much effort. If they were not satisfied with my tech skills, the hiring manager should have just stopped me from proceeding to the next round. If they were not satisfied with the take-home submission, they should have used the interview to discuss my submission. It was a waste of time and I would suggest you to stay away from them. The interviewers are not prepared with questions and their take-home assignment is time-consuming for no reason.

The interview process included several stages. It started with a phone screen with the hiring manager, focusing on my background and how it fits the role. Then, there was a take-home coding challenge given a week to complete, estimated to take 10-20 hours, with optional bonus steps. The final stage was an on-site interview, which involved multiple one-on-one meetings with the hiring manager, Director of Engineering, HR, and a Staff engineer. This was followed by a pair coding exercise with two engineers and a lunch with three engineers.

This was one of the worst hiring processes I've experienced. They seemed to lack clarity on what they're looking for in candidates, and the entire process, from beginning to end, felt vague. I'd strongly advise against applying here. Their hiring practices are not transparent. If you're a serious developer, this might not be the right fit, despite their emphasis on culture and teams, which is unfortunately reflected in their poor hiring approach. They also didn't seem to respect my time and were quite unresponsive.