TuneCore Interview Questions
& Process

I reached out to a recruiter named Sam on LinkedIn because I was really keen on working here, and thankfully she replied. After she reviewed my resume, I got the interview, which might not have happened otherwise. It's great that she looks at all messages, even though I bet they get tons of job inquiries daily.

The interview process took about a month and included 5 interviews total. I made it to the final stage, and was told I'd get an update, but never heard back. After spending so much time researching and meeting with people, I really thought I'd at least get an email saying no. The job market is tough enough, and companies acting like you're disposable is just unacceptable.

First, there was a phone call with HR who talked about the company. She was nice. Then, a call with a Tech Lead who is new there. He explained what the company does and their future plans. He then asked me to talk more about myself. The next step was a 1-hour video interview (coding test) with an Engineer, or a take-home task. I got the take-home task and was surprised by how stupid it was, as it didn't show a developer's experience at all. It was a Rails application for searching songs, albums, and artists, with specific requirements like using Ajax, being mobile-responsive, and avoiding search libraries. They also asked open-ended questions about handling 100 million songs and code refactoring. I had to upload the code to a public repository. I completed the task and uploaded it, but it was rejected for unspecified reasons. The phone calls were fine, and the managers seem better than the developers. Don't take the take-home task, you'll waste your weekend and it'll likely be rejected without explanation. Forget your experience; they want exactly what they expect, not your vision.

I sent in my application through their website and got a reply from HR the very next day. We set up a phone screen for the day after, which went smoothly. They asked me general questions about my background and how I found out about TuneCore. Then we scheduled an in-person interview for the following week. I met with the head of the department and the VP of operations separately. It was a pretty straightforward interview process. Both of them asked me similar questions. In between these interviews, I had to complete a written test. It wasn't overly difficult, but it felt a bit rushed because the second interviewer came in right after. The whole thing wrapped up within an hour. About 5 days later, I got an email from HR letting me know they decided to go with another candidate.