I heard back within a week of submitting my resume at my college's career fair.
I had two phone interviews. These consisted of asking some basic concept questions and then a coding problem.
The coding problem generally involved topics like binary trees and linked lists. These were definitely doable with some practice in those data structures.
I don't think there were any difficult or unexpected questions. If you study data structures and read the advice on the TripAdvisor website, you can do well on the initial stages, I think.
The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the Tripadvisor Software Engineer Intern role in United States.
Tripadvisor's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tripadvisor's Software Engineer Intern interview process in United States.