Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience
December 18, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
One phone screen followed by an on-site "loop." I interviewed with a total of five people over the course of four hours. I met with a senior leader, the hiring manager, and three other developers.
The developers focused on technical skills, including asking me to whiteboard code examples. The managers gave overviews of the group and asked more of the "tell me about a time when" type of questions.
Questions
There were several algorithmic questions in the technical sessions. I do not recall a specific one.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Expedia Group Software Development Engineer II role in United States.
Success Rate
44%
Pass Rate
Expedia Group's interview process for their Software Development Engineer II roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive72%
Neutral17%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Expedia Group's Software Development Engineer II interview process in United States.
Expedia Group Work Experiences
2.0
Acquired But Poorly Treated
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
February 10, 2015
Pros: Expedia acquired Wotif, and I was offered a position to continue working at Expedia.
Cons: - VPs from Expedia don't seem to understand Wotif employees.
- Take it or leave it kind of contract, where the role is never mentioned. So if an employee is not happy with a new role, there is nothing to do apart from leaving the company.
- Really poor salary; no increases were offered.
- Longer and less flexible working hours. Expedia might also expect you to work during your weekends or evenings.
- Almost every benefit given by Expedia is legally minimum (such as personal leave).
5.0
Comfortable and rewarding work experience
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 18, 2022
Pros: Compensation is pretty competitive. People here are very pleasant and, as far as I've seen, there isn't much in the way of crunch time (work-life balance is very good). There are great commute/travel benefits and work culture overall. Managers, at least those I've worked with, seem to genuinely care about their staff and are really chill while still being effective. Opportunities to learn are given, provided it is applicable to what your team is doing.
Cons: Office amenities are a tiny bit on the sparse side, with no free cafeteria food like Google has, nor pets allowed in the office like Amazon has.
Full hybrid work, so commuting is mandatory two days a week. Relocation assistance took a long time to reimburse; albeit they compensated the wait with more assistance.
4.0
Good option in the Italian software development job landscape
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
March 15, 2024
Pros: Joined a while before the pandemic, and it was really a great place to work with amazing processes and work culture.
I appreciate the hybrid work (you have to go 50% of the time into the office) and nice perks. We know that the salary is very good for Italian standards in software development jobs.
Work-life balance is fine, even if in some teams there may be requests to be on-call during non-working hours (how often and how long depends on the team and which projects they are working on at the moment).
Cons: We had several re-orgs, and overall process and quality have suffered from this. We have seen several rounds of layoffs happening worldwide, as they happened in several big tech companies in the recent period. It is stressful.
- 2.0Acquired But Poorly TreatedSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaFebruary 10, 2015Pros: Expedia acquired Wotif, and I was offered a position to continue working at Expedia.Cons: - VPs from Expedia don't seem to understand Wotif employees. - Take it or leave it kind of contract, where the role is never mentioned. So if an employee is not happy with a new role, there is nothing to do apart from leaving the company. - Really poor salary; no increases were offered. - Longer and less flexible working hours. Expedia might also expect you to work during your weekends or evenings. - Almost every benefit given by Expedia is legally minimum (such as personal leave).
- 5.0Comfortable and rewarding work experienceSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 18, 2022Pros: Compensation is pretty competitive. People here are very pleasant and, as far as I've seen, there isn't much in the way of crunch time (work-life balance is very good). There are great commute/travel benefits and work culture overall. Managers, at least those I've worked with, seem to genuinely care about their staff and are really chill while still being effective. Opportunities to learn are given, provided it is applicable to what your team is doing.Cons: Office amenities are a tiny bit on the sparse side, with no free cafeteria food like Google has, nor pets allowed in the office like Amazon has. Full hybrid work, so commuting is mandatory two days a week. Relocation assistance took a long time to reimburse; albeit they compensated the wait with more assistance.
- 4.0Good option in the Italian software development job landscapeSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeMarch 15, 2024Pros: Joined a while before the pandemic, and it was really a great place to work with amazing processes and work culture. I appreciate the hybrid work (you have to go 50% of the time into the office) and nice perks. We know that the salary is very good for Italian standards in software development jobs. Work-life balance is fine, even if in some teams there may be requests to be on-call during non-working hours (how often and how long depends on the team and which projects they are working on at the moment).Cons: We had several re-orgs, and overall process and quality have suffered from this. We have seen several rounds of layoffs happening worldwide, as they happened in several big tech companies in the recent period. It is stressful.
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