The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Tripadvisor (Newton, MA) in Jan 2010
Interview
I emailed my resume to a TripAdvisor technical recruiter near the end of December. I received a response less than a week later and went through 3 phone screens (2 of which were technical). I was asked questions pertaining to basic data structures and algorithms (hash tables, binary trees, sorting). I was then flown out to Boston for an on-site interview, which consisted of 5 1:1 technical interviews, then an HR interview. I was asked to implement common data structures/algorithms on the white board (BST insertion, search, bit vectors). The last technical interview focused on probability teasers. I was given an impromptu tour of the office as well. Overall, all of my interviewers were fairly knowledgeable and were generally easy to talk to. The office space was nice given it's many common rooms (some of which fully stocked with snacks and drinks), game room, and decent size cubicles.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
How would you implement a bit vector data structure? Optimizing for memory?
I applied online. I interviewed at Tripadvisor in Feb 2026
Interview
Good, although, sometimes struggling in providing you information about when interview will be leaving you wondering. Technical interview was good, I went into in uncertain as I wasn't sure about if I could solve a challenge. Recruiter was very nice and informative as well. Gutted to not progress onto next stages but they layout whole process for you and provide with you with feedback even if you fail the technical interview.
I hope to re-apply soon when I become more confident with approaching technical assessments cause these do not correlate with your day to day duties as SE.
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A few rounds of technical interviews and hr was done . A technical test was sent to me and an online live coding session was also set . The overall process was good
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Looks like a demanding process. I didn’t get through the initial stage interview due to not having great answers for the screening questions so I can’t tell much on what comes later
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