The Trade Desk Software Engineer interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Feb 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a recruiter touchpoint where scheduling was handled smoothly, and the overall vibe felt respectful and organized.

The next step was a technical round that focused less on tiny coding details and more on how I reasoned through the problem. I worked through adapting an existing LRU cache so it could support different eviction strategies, which made the exercise feel closer to how engineers actually extend systems.

After that, I moved through a heavier slate: interviews that combined talk-through style sessions with multiple coding and systems-focused rounds. The format landed as a couple of systems design interviews paired with coding, plus an additional behavioral/informational-style discussion about my

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