I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at TourRadar (Vienna) in Jan 2026
Interview
Overall, the process was well organized. I applied online and received an invitation for an introductory call with a recruiter about two weeks later. First, there was an intro call with the recruiter, followed by a take-home technical assignment. Nothing unusual compared to a typical hiring process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to design and implement an asynchronous processing flow using Amazon SQS. This included creating an architecture diagram, implementing a PHP consumer that processes booking events from an SQS queue and tests.
I was quite dissatisfied with the feedback provided. Based on the overall response, the evaluation appeared to apply production-level expectations that were neither explicitly stated in the requirements nor realistic for a test case explicitly designed to take no more than 4 hours per section. Several points raised in the feedback were already documented or addressed at the architectural level, but seem to have been overlooked during evaluation. This resulted in a noticeable mismatch between the stated scope of the assignment and the criteria used to assess it.
I applied online. I interviewed at TourRadar (Vienna)
Interview
Leider habe ich die Erfahrung gemacht, dass Bewerber selbst nach mehreren Bewerbungsrunden, inklusive Testaufgaben, teilweise geghostet werden und kein Feedback oder eine kurze Rückmeldung erhalten. Dies kann den Eindruck vermitteln, dass der Zeitaufwand und das Engagement der Bewerbenden nicht ausreichend wertgeschätzt werden.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Die wichtigste Frage war für mich, konkrete Beispiele meiner bisherigen Arbeit vorzustellen und zu erklären, welche Rolle ich dabei übernommen habe und welche Ergebnisse erzielt wurden.
The interview process was generally smooth, spanning a month and a half from application to offer. The number of interview stages and questions was reasonable, though the test task was sizable, yet meaningful, and I appreciated not having to complete it entirely.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write test cases for a feature and one-two automation test accordingly.