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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom

September 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

This is the first time I'm writing a review, so let's go through this, since this deserves a post.

PS: I have passed many technical interviews with other big companies such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google and never faced this. Such a waste of time.

An interviewer was rude and did not have enough information about me before the interview.

I got stuck on the first question since I did not understand the scope of the problem. I asked for hints so I could get through that one. Everything went downhill from there. The interviewer just did not let me add code; he kept correcting me every time, since I had to have the same answer that he had in his mind, apparently.

The interview was in a Word document. How was I supposed to see even a line of code in there?!!

At this point, I just wanted to finish the interview, as I could see this as a toxic environment.

I moved to the second question, and at this time, I knew the answer, but again the interviewer kept cutting me off and trying to say what he thought.

Hello? This is an interview!

Last questions were about projects.

I would not recommend anyone to work here. I asked some questions about working there, and I could see exactly why I would never apply to that again.

Some rota system to support clients, and you are forced to think what the team leader thinks. (He was a team leader, by the way.)

Questions

Java-Oriented Question and a Problem:

Manipulation of Indexes in Double Loops

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Tripadvisor Senior Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive0%
Neutral40%
Negative60%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Tripadvisor's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.

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