Tripadvisor·Software Engineer

Tripadvisor Software Engineer interview experience

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PortugalPosted Jul 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

The overall process was really difficult—there were seven interviews—but it didn’t drag out.

Interviewers met me quickly across a few days, and most of the time it felt like a test of whether I could stay sharp under pressure.

Despite how tough it was, many of the interviewers were nice and tried to help me keep going when I hit a dead end. I still found the questions demanding and mentally exhausting because the bar felt high across rounds, not just in one place.

I received an offer. What stood out in hindsight was the combination of intensity and pacing: it was hard, but at least the loop moved fast, and the human tone from several interviewers kept it from feeling completely

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