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      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      9 May 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Santa Barbara, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at The Trade Desk (Santa Barbara, CA) in May 2019

      Interview

      An awful experience. It seems that it's a mess over there. Things get lost, employees are not acting professionally. I applied via LinkedIn, a few days later I got an email with instruction on how to submit the given challenge. It was weird since I hadn't been talking to them at all. But I took the challenge, I was getting ready for other interviews anyways. It was a very straightforward string sorting question. After a week I contacted the recruiter by sending an email on the formal side, it was the first time we were talking. I asked for an update and more info on the process. The recruiter got back to me shortly with a one-sentence email, no "Hi", no signature, not even mentioning my name. This is exactly what I got: Your test results didn’t come through at all. I can send you the test directly through HackerRank, so you can try it again. thanks So I said okay, it happens, I'll take another one. Then they sent me the same challenge, wired again! I submitted it and immediately contacted the recruiter to make sure they have the result this time. They confirmed shortly that they did. 5 days after that I contacted the recruiter again to get an update and, for the second time, to ask about the process. Here is what I got, word by word: I didn’t get any test results from you. I just sent the test again, directly through HackerRank. Please complete the test and the results will be sent to me. thanks So, obviously a mistake, right? Wrong! I asked them. It turned out they did not check the result when I had asked them 5 days ago. They just replied to my email w/o confirming that they had received the result. Also, still no info about the process. They suggested that take the test again "if you'd like." At which point I decided that I don't want to work for a company that treats their potential future employees like this. The recruiter does not know how to compose an email in a professional setting. I can only imagine other ppl do not know their work eighth.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Write a sorting algorithm for a string.
      Answer question
      6

      Other Senior Software Engineer interview reviews for The Trade Desk

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      27 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Singapore
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at The Trade Desk (Singapore) in Feb 2026

      Interview

      1. Applied Online. 2. Received/Completed Hackerrank Online Assessment. 3. Recruiter call about the role, salary expectations and leveling -- expecting next technical interview 4. One week later recruiter reached out that the role has been filled.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Recruiter asked what's your salary expectation?
      Answer question

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      19 Sept 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at The Trade Desk in Sept 2025

      Interview

      Online Assessment, followed by a Hiring Manager interview that was System Design + Behavioral. Didn't pass that stage, was not given a reason, but I assume it was the system design portion. Next stage would have been a loop (2 coding + 1 system design).

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      System Design: Video watching platform (YouTube)
      1 Answer

      Question 2

      Behavioral only had one question (what was your most challenging project?), was mostly focused on specific technologies I used at previous job.
      Answer question
      1

      Senior Software Engineer Interview

      25 Aug 2025
      Anonymous employee
      San Francisco, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at The Trade Desk (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      - recruiter - hiring manager chat about exp - coding screen - onsite Overall pretty standard interview and good experience hence why i joined. interviews were collaborative and practical rather than obscure algorithms

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      why do you want to join the trade desk?
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