The Trade Desk Software Engineer interview experience

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Bellevue, WAPosted Jul 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with an informational call with a recruiter who was very knowledgeable and made the whole process feel encouraging.

I didn’t know much about the company beforehand, but the call definitely sparked interest.

Next came a take-home assignment: build a small caching library at home. I dedicated the weekend—basically working 5–6 hours each day—to understand the requirements, design the solution, write code with tests, and put together documentation. I emphasized understanding the unknowns early, and I asked a few questions that they answered within about two days. I made adjustments based on the feedback and submitted.

After that, I had a bit over an hour of discussion on video to go through the solution in

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