I initially engaged with Trivago's hiring process in mid-2015.

I was using the services of a British recruiting agency specializing in Germany. They connected me with an HR representative from Trivago. He kindly asked me to complete a "homework" case study, which was a PHP coding task.

Afterwards, I was invited to a Skype interview with a tech specialist. My interviewer was extremely polite and friendly, and I had a very positive impression after this conversation. He asked a lot about coding best practices and specific technologies, and did not hesitate to explain some points where I was struggling.

Then, they invited me for an onsite interview in Dusseldorf. My stay and all travel expenses were reimbursed (I couldn't refuse a stay at the Radisson Blu, just a few steps from the company's office).

The onsite consisted of two interviews.

• The first was with a tech lead, where I was mostly asked about my work experience, motivation, salary expectations, and similar general topics.
• The second was with two tech leads from different teams. This was a more in-depth conversation, which included coding tasks, prepared case studies, and questions regarding the technology stack. The interviews took approximately 1 and 2 hours, respectively.

Couple of weeks later, I received an offer but refused it due to private circumstances.

Almost two years later, I finally realized that my dream had not come true and decided to start over with Trivago.

At this stage, the recruitment process was quite swift, with no onsite interviews this time. It took around two weeks. I had two interviews with tech leads.

• The first one was pretty short and consisted only of a coding task with screen sharing.
• The second was more in-depth, and I also had to solve a coding task. Both tasks were quite challenging, as I hadn't faced anything like them before. Some "field" questions were also asked.

Finally, I snatched this dream offer and started preparing myself and my family for the move to Dusseldorf!

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