I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Trade Desk (Boulder, CO) in Aug 2020
Interview
I zoomed in for a informational interview with a manager. The interview began with a very boring 45 minute lecture, whiteboard and all, about the company which I sat through without saying anything. Then I talked about a project I worked on and the interview ended. The recruiter later replied "we’ve decided not to move forward with your candidacy at this time due to our limited Colorado-based headcount." The company then posted several new jobs onto LinkedIn within hours. I did not do a tech screen or technical interview loop at all. I only sat through an informational quietly.
I don't know what is going on here, but this very messed up and these people are full of it. The guy obviously didn't like something he SAW in zoom, whether age, gender, race, etc. I would steer very wide around this company.
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.
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).
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