The Trade Desk Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Dec 2020 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly straightforward sequence after the recruiter stage: first there was a coding challenge, and if I passed that, the next steps were two technical interviews plus one behavioral interview.

The behavioral part felt like it was mostly about getting to know the company and where I fit, rather than any single intense theme.

The coding challenge itself was difficult, but what stood out was the emphasis on the solution-building process. I felt like they cared more about what I was working through while developing my approach than about whether I eventually reached a final answer.

Overall the experience left me with a sense that the bar was high, but the evaluation criteria were a bit different from “finish perfectly” — they were looking for how I thought. I didn’t end up receiving

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