I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Trade Desk (London, England) in May 2024
Interview
3 leetcode questions first stage, second stage was behavioural (simple) next stage was system design (standard), get interviewed with a coding team and you have to pair program with 1 or 2 members .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Array Manipulation in first stage
Behavioura: Motivation question and explain what the company does in simple terms
Technical assessment consisted of two questions. One was okay but the second one was hard. Second one was time consuming. Passed tests but did not hear back. First one was just setting up some structures.
The initial HR phone screen at The Trade Desk was quite structured yet conversational. The recruiter started with an introduction and briefly explained the overall interview process. Then, they moved on to some standard behavioral questions, such as "Why do you want to join The Trade Desk?" and "Can you describe a challenging project you’ve worked on?"After the behavioral part, there were a few simple technical questions focusing on basic data structures — for example, the difference between an array and a linked list. Toward the end, there was a light object-oriented design (OOD) scenario question to assess problem-solving and design thinking.
The atmosphere was friendly, and the recruiter was supportive throughout the conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you explain the difference between an array and a linked list?
I applied online. I interviewed at The Trade Desk in Aug 2024
Interview
first was an online assessment with 4 questions on codesignal after applying online, and if passed there will be a hr phone call. Then schedule an on-campus interview with a company engineer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
during the hr call, I was asked why chose the trade desk