Interview Experiences

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TripadvisorSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Tripadvisor Software Engineer interview: fizz buzz technical prompt

I had an easy, straightforward process. The meeting invitation arrived well before the interview, which gave me time to prepare, and communication about the process was clear. The technical questions were light rather than deep system questions. I was asked fizz buzz, passed it, and moved through the process. I still did not get an offer. Location: London, England. Overall feedback: positive. Off…

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TripadvisorSoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Tripadvisor Software Engineer interview: coding, design, and culture rounds

The Tripadvisor loop began with HR covering my background and fit, with a few quick basic technical checks. The next technical screen included an easy LeetCode-style question, OOP and data-structure discussion, and an open-ended technical problem. Later coding rounds had two LeetCode questions and discussion of time and space complexity. The last technical round combined another LeetCode problem…

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TripadvisorSoftware Engineer
Nov 2025

A Four-Level Frontend OA Building a Blog App

A couple of days after the referral I got an AI HR call — 15 minutes answering some behavioral questions — and then I received two separate OA links. OA1 was a 15-minute, 50-question IQ-style test plus a company culture questionnaire. I didn't do that well on it — I only got through 45 of the 50 questions, and I'd estimate my accuracy was somewhere around 35-40%. OA2 was a frontend CodeSignal OA:…

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What are interview experiences?

An interview experience is a candidate's own account of a hiring loop — not a question bank entry. It tells you the shape of the process: how many rounds there were, what each round actually tested, how long the gaps between them ran, and what the recruiter said at the end. That context is the part a question list cannot give you.

How to read them

Weight recent write-ups more heavily — interview loops change, often within a year. Read several for the same company and role rather than one: a single account tells you what one interviewer asked, while five tell you what the bar is. Note the outcome badge too, since a rejection write-up usually explains the gap far more precisely than an offer one.

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