The Trade Desk Software Engineer interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Mar 2017 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I first went through an initial informational conversation that was about an hour, mostly meant to get context and set the stage.

After that, I was given a take-home coding exercise to complete on my own time with no real time limit. I ended up spending a lot of effort on it—around 20 hours total—and then I had to iterate based on feedback through email.

Once my submission was in better shape, I did a video call with two engineers for a final review, then it turned into a heavier onsite/panel-style stretch. I sat through multiple one-hour interviews covering a mix of areas like software design, algorithms, databases, and overall fit. The interviews were structured enough to feel like a real assessment, but the overall

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