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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 22, 2015
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I submitted my resume at a campus career fair to the recruiters in attendance and received an email back about a week later to schedule an on-campus interview.

I attended the interview on campus a couple of days after receiving the email. I had the option to pick between two days.

Several weeks after my interview, I received a rejection email.

Questions

A question about array searching came up. I don't recall the exact details.

He asked me to code on a whiteboard, and he mentioned pseudocode was acceptable. The interviewer appeared disengaged, and I sensed he was unimpressed with my performance. He inquired about the time complexity of the solutions I presented.

No background or personality questions were asked; the interview consisted entirely of the coding challenge.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 168 interview experiences for the Tripadvisor Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive44%
Neutral39%
Negative17%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Tripadvisor's Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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