Tripadvisor

Software Engineer Interview Experience - Gainesville, Florida

October 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Ask questions about the resume.

Perform coding exercises on paper.

Ask if the candidate knows the service details of TripAdvisor and if they have ever used it.

If the candidate passes the technical questions, they will proceed to several rounds of online assignments, followed by an on-site interview.

Questions

Find the second largest number in an unsorted array.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Tripadvisor Software Engineer role in Gainesville, Florida.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tripadvisor's Software Engineer interview process in Gainesville, Florida.

Tripadvisor Work Experiences

Good benefits, good coworkers

Software Engineer • Former Employee

February 15, 2021

Pros: - Really liked my working environment, e.g., co-workers, location. - Good benefits.

Cons: Could have better ways for engineers to grow.

Good benefits, good coworkers

Software Engineer • Former Employee

February 15, 2021

Pros: - Really liked my working environment, e.g., co-workers, location. - Good benefits.

Cons: Could have better ways for engineers to grow.

Smart and humane

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

September 18, 2019

Pros: - Great culture: The flat structure is truly implemented. - Smart people: A great set of people who really care about what they are doing. - Great perks: Apart from free lunches, loads of things to make it easier for you to handle life! Very thoughtful!

Cons: You will not be able to leave. (I have been interviewing and getting monetarily better offers, but still haven't found a place that feels better. Hence, I haven't left!)

Smart and humane

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

September 18, 2019

Pros: - Great culture: The flat structure is truly implemented. - Smart people: A great set of people who really care about what they are doing. - Great perks: Apart from free lunches, loads of things to make it easier for you to handle life! Very thoughtful!

Cons: You will not be able to leave. (I have been interviewing and getting monetarily better offers, but still haven't found a place that feels better. Hence, I haven't left!)

Great Company to Work For

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great people to work with (and befriend). Good benefits. Meaningful project work in terms of impacting the company. Pay competitively.

Cons: The travel company did not fare so well during the pandemic and endured a great amount of layoffs.

Great Company to Work For

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great people to work with (and befriend). Good benefits. Meaningful project work in terms of impacting the company. Pay competitively.

Cons: The travel company did not fare so well during the pandemic and endured a great amount of layoffs.

Good benefits, good coworkers

Software Engineer • Former Employee

February 15, 2021

Pros: - Really liked my working environment, e.g., co-workers, location. - Good benefits.

Cons: Could have better ways for engineers to grow.

4.0
Good benefits, good coworkers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
February 15, 2021
Pros: - Really liked my working environment, e.g., co-workers, location. - Good benefits.
Cons: Could have better ways for engineers to grow.

Smart and humane

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Needham, Massachusetts, United States

September 18, 2019

Pros: - Great culture: The flat structure is truly implemented. - Smart people: A great set of people who really care about what they are doing. - Great perks: Apart from free lunches, loads of things to make it easier for you to handle life! Very thoughtful!

Cons: You will not be able to leave. (I have been interviewing and getting monetarily better offers, but still haven't found a place that feels better. Hence, I haven't left!)

5.0
Smart and humane
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Needham, Massachusetts, United States
September 18, 2019
Pros: - Great culture: The flat structure is truly implemented. - Smart people: A great set of people who really care about what they are doing. - Great perks: Apart from free lunches, loads of things to make it easier for you to handle life! Very thoughtful!
Cons: You will not be able to leave. (I have been interviewing and getting monetarily better offers, but still haven't found a place that feels better. Hence, I haven't left!)

Great Company to Work For

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: Great people to work with (and befriend). Good benefits. Meaningful project work in terms of impacting the company. Pay competitively.

Cons: The travel company did not fare so well during the pandemic and endured a great amount of layoffs.

4.0
Great Company to Work For
Software Engineer • Former Employee
June 2, 2021
Pros: Great people to work with (and befriend). Good benefits. Meaningful project work in terms of impacting the company. Pay competitively.
Cons: The travel company did not fare so well during the pandemic and endured a great amount of layoffs.

Tripadvisor Interview Questions

Find Common Characters

Find the common characters that appear in all strings within a given array of strings. Return these common characters as a list.

Valid Parentheses

Determine if a string containing parentheses is valid. A valid string has matching and properly nested opening and closing parentheses.

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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