After applying online, I was invited to a phone interview with an in-house recruiter. The questions revolved around my CV, why I applied, how I heard about the position, and other similar topics. The call lasted about 25 minutes, was relaxed, and the recruiter was friendly.

Following the call, I was informed the next stage involved being sent a technical challenge that I had 72 hours to complete. I elected to have it sent a few days later to work around my schedule, and Expedia was accommodating in this regard.

The technical challenge allowed me to pick between three small applications in a language of my choice. Although given 72 hours, the challenge only took a few hours, and I completed it in an evening (something the recruiter hinted was standard).

Shortly after submitting the challenge, I was invited for an onsite interview the following week. The onsite interview involved two hour-long interviews with engineers, back to back. Both involved whiteboard problems.

The first interview covered data structures, in which I was asked to implement a Linked List, some basic HTML/CSS, questions about my choices in the technical challenge, and other assorted questions about the projects I'd completed at school and personally.

The second interview was more focused on HTML and CSS, in which we discussed the implementations in my project. Finally, I was asked how I would design and create a chess game.

Following the technical interviews, I was shown around the offices by two previous placement year interns and given a chance to ask questions about the company, the culture, the work, etc. This took about half an hour.

The whole process was rather quick (which I liked), and everyone was friendly. I particularly enjoyed the time with the engineers, despite my abysmal interview performance, and was impressed by how much Expedia London seems to value its culture/working environment.

Implement a LinkedList.

What have you enjoyed least learning at university?

Why would you pick this data structure/language/approach over another?

What happens after a user types expedia.co.uk into their browser's address bar?