Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Berlin, Germany
January 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I was sent a Codility link for the first stage.
It was mostly related to concurrency, synchronization, and distributed systems.
The second stage was more technical, with two really good software engineers. They were nice and helpful.
Questions
Discuss Kafka topics and partitions.
How would you implement a custom caching algorithm?
Discuss Garbage Collection and how it works.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Trivago Backend Engineer role in Berlin, Germany.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Trivago's interview process for their Backend Engineer roles in Berlin, Germany is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Trivago's Backend Engineer interview process in Berlin, Germany.
Trivago Work Experiences
3.0
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4.0
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Engineering Manager • Current Employee
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flexible working hours in most departments
great office
urban sports membership and mental healthbeing programmes
racism, sexual assault and violence are punished hard
Cons: differences in benefits and atmosphere between departments (depending on if the boss is nice or not)
no accountability - feels like there are no consequences for low performers or unfair behaviour
5.0
Good work-life balance and working culture
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- Nice working culture
- Opportunities to grow in your career
Cons: - Lack of transparency in some communication
- No way to provide feedback on your direct RL
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- 5.0Good work-life balance and working cultureSeniour Software Engineer • Current EmployeeDüsseldorfJune 20, 2025Pros: - Good level of flexibility - Nice working culture - Opportunities to grow in your careerCons: - Lack of transparency in some communication - No way to provide feedback on your direct RL
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