Tripadvisor

Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

December 1, 2013

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Multiple Interviews

Questions

After asking for the details of my current role, he only gave me a simple coding question:

Write a function using C++ or Java that is passed an integer and returns the number of bits set to 1.

Is there a way to improve your solution and make it faster and more efficient?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tripadvisor Senior Software Engineer role in Toronto, Ontario.

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Pass Rate

Tripadvisor's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Tripadvisor's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

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Pros: Good work-life balance, decent pay for the Boston area, and good benefits.

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Cons: It's a large company with rigid structures.

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Nice Place, But Rigid
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
November 28, 2017
Pros: Pleasant working environment, company benefits.
Cons: It's a large company with rigid structures.

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Pros: Neat benefits, awesome coworkers, good work-life balance. CEO is great and approachable; some levels of upper management are really good and easily accessible.

Cons: Could give back to the engineering community (open sourcing). Sometimes, feature development takes precedence as it helps revenue, but at the cost of bad engineering. Have encountered that one bad apple too.

5.0
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Cons: Could give back to the engineering community (open sourcing). Sometimes, feature development takes precedence as it helps revenue, but at the cost of bad engineering. Have encountered that one bad apple too.

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Pros: Good work-life balance, decent pay for the Boston area, and good benefits.

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LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

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