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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      5 Nov 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Lisbon, Lisbon District
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Tripadvisor (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in Oct 2022

      Interview

      The best recruiting process I had so far, I loved it - The process takes some time, for a Senior Software Engineer (SE III) you can expect around like 6 or 7 rounds. I had 7 rounds in this order: - 30min screening call with the recruiter which explains all the process, role and salary expectations - 30min call with the eng manager for the team/project you are applying - 4 hours of technical interviews - 4 rounds of 1h each. these are pair programming exercises focused on data structures and algorithms. each round is usually with one person only which makes you feel much confortable. the problems are easy/medium level, I found them very easy. it's ok if you are not able to finish it or get to the optimal solution. the goal here is to evaluate the programming skills and how you tackle the problem. so make sure you engage with the interviewer as a team mate and think out loud, make questions, he will assist you and give some hints in case you get blocked. You may get one of the interviews to be more kind of a System Design challenge, but in my case it was still very focused on the code and programming fundamentals (like concurrency, asynchronous processing, latency, throughput, data streaming) so it doesn't really matter the tech stack you have experience with, as this is focused on the fundamentals and not actual tech stack implementations. - 30min to 1h final interview to discuss the position, not sure if this is always like that, maybe depends on the position itself and the final assessment of the candidate. The fact that it has 4 rounds of technical interviews, may seem demanding but it's actually a good thing for both sides. First I really enjoyed the exercises and you feel you are being evaluated in a very objective way. Second, it allows the candidate to meet many different people from the company, from different projects and teams, so when you finish the process you have a very good idea what kind of people and culture you will find if you join the company. And I must say I got a very good impression of their culture and people. Finally, I felt very welcomed, and felt they were very committed to the process. They were fast to schedule new interviews and made sure to clarify everything about the position in a very short time. For that reason it was difficult for me to decline the offer, but I had to choose for another one that I liked more because of the industry.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Challenges using Stacks, LinkedLists, LRUCache, Producer-Consumer pattern, etc
      Answer question
      13
      avatar
      Tripadvisor response
      3y
      Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding your positive experience with our recruiting and hiring teams. We strive to ensure each candidate is treated respectfully and receives timely responses from our talent acquisition team, and we're so happy to hear you found this to be the case. The people at Tripadvisor are what makes it a great place to work. We're thrilled that you found our transparent and inclusive culture was highlighted throughout each step of your interview process. As our company continues to grow, we are appreciative of candidate feedback that allows us to continuously improve our process.

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      19 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Kraków
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tripadvisor (Kraków)

      Interview

      The interview consisted of a coding interview, 2 system design interviews + coding, and a culture fit interview. Interviews was well-prepared and conducted in a friendly atmosphere. Interviewers were helpful.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Design a system similar to ticketmaster
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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      7 Jul 2025
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Tripadvisor

      Interview

      Overall the process was really difficult (7 interviews overall) but they decided pretty quickly and the interviews were all comprised in 3/4 days. Most of the interviewers were nice and tried to make your life easy when you hit a dead-end.

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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      15 Aug 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Tripadvisor in Aug 2024

      Interview

      After the interview, I had a biter feeling, and I was ghosted by a recruiter who did not provide the interview result to the manager. It seems they are just collecting candidates' data.

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      2
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      Tripadvisor response
      1y
      We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Your feedback is valuable, and we will address it with our recruiting team to ensure improvements. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

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