TravelPerk Interview Questions

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk (Barcelona (Spain)) in March 2018.

Interview

Lengthy, well structured process: first a Codility test screening, then interviews with HR, VP of engineering and CTO thought a video call (separately). On these interviews they basically try to gauge your level/experience with some questions. If everything goes fine, they invite you to an onsite interview in Barcelona.

This one is a bit more challenging, and takes almost the whole day:
- A whiteboard system design interview
- They give you an algorithm focused problem and a computer to code the solution. They change the requirement a little bit to see how you handle design/requirement changes.
- Interview with Head of HR
- Cultural fit interview with future team members
- CEO interview looking for culture fit

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Application

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk.

Interview

I started the process through a recruitment company. After a first talk, I was sent a Codility. I did the whole thing but did not score 100%, not because my answer was wrong but because of a bug in Codility itself. The recuiter asked me to retake the test. I replied that I would retake the test IF any of their engineer would prove my solution was wrong. They said they couldn-t in fact find any error but still they wanted a 100% score.

So considering Codility does not show you the tests your code will go against, they essentially wanted me to hack a fully working solution hoping I would work around an unknown bugged test that would give me 100% score.

Not only I scored 100%. I found a bug in their tests and proved that with code and examples.

I asked myself how do they work in their Products if this is the way they want people to behave. Not worth wasting more time there.
Not worth continuing a pointless

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Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk (Barcelona (Spain)) in November 2018.

Interview

The interviewing process took more or less 3 weeks. The process is pretty long but it makes a lot of sense, then you see the result: You work with very senior and dedicated people (not only in Engineering but in the whole company).

The first stages were mainly online with the recruiting team. After completing a preliminary coding test I spoke directly with the heads of Engineering. Finally I was invited to a couple of inhouse tests. First architecture, second a coding test. Above all it was fun. The Engineering leaders are very hands on and this is something you see since you are interviewing with them.

The last stages consist in meeting the team and the CEO of the company. Some of the guys I met have been in the company for more than 2 years, something that is a very good sign nowadays. The conversation with the CEO is very insightful. Actually I was interviewing with other companies and never had the opportunity to meet one of the C level execs.

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5+ months. I interviewed at TravelPerk (Barcelona (Spain)) in September 2018.

Interview

It was long and exhausting, it lasted almost 6 months mostly because of my availability and back and forth communication, it consisted of:

- Quick interview with recruiter
- Quick chat with technical interviewer
- Home assignment using Codility

After the home assignment I was flown over to Barcelona for the onsite interview, it is a full day that starts with another HR interview, then a long whiteboard systems design and architecture exercise(it changes, for me it was a Google Analytics application), then a coding challenge.

Overall it was a long process but the feedback throughout was very good, the whiteboard and coding challenge also have help from the interviewers and it made it a bit better and an overall positive experience.

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Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk (Barcelona (Spain)) in October 2018.

Interview

- Interview with 3rd party recruiter who sources candidates.
- Online coding test.
- Interview with in house recruiter who triple checks what the other guy was doing.
- Interview with CTO about culture and a bit of trivia questions.
- Interview with VP of engineering: full trivia questions.
- On site interview.

I wanted to apply for the lead position and after changing the requirements 3 times I moved from "shortlisted" to "no". Some how I needed to be a CTO in one of my previous jobs.

Besides such nonsense, the technical interview was a bunch of trivia questions. Interesting point that they were reaching through stackoverflow, a place we all go to ask and answer questions. Now it seems for the interview you need to memorise the answers.

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Application

I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk.

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Erratic recruitment process. Applied for a role that transpires was actually was no longer available. Recruiter tried to sell an alternative role on the call whilst still indicating that the original role may still be available after all. Positive feedback after the interview, but then no contact despite further follow-ups. Advice is to be clearer with roles which are actually available and show more courtesy when not proceeding with candidates.

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Application

I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at TravelPerk.

Interview

They use terrible recruitment procedures. One day I received an email with an offer, I replied to their email asking some questions and never heard back from them.

I guess they are looking for emails in github and spamming developers with their job offers.

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The worst interview process ever. My first interview was cancelled 1h before the scheduled time due to whatever reasons, which was understandable. I had to write several e-mails in order to set a date for the new one. Then at the time for the video call nobody showed up and I was hanging there for 30 minutes. I wrote an e-mail and the person replied hours later saying that the system didn't put it in her calendar. We had the call, it lasted maximum 15 minutes, was super unprofessional. She told me that they are not really sure if they will hire someone in the end or just change the position and she needs to confirm that. Feedback was promised in 2 days. 7 days later - nothing. I wrote one final e-mail asking for feedback and no response, of course. Several days later on a Sunday night I received a reply that the position no longer exists. It is such a shame that a company with such a good rating here treats potential employees like that. Huge disappointment.

Application

I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks. I interviewed at TravelPerk in March 2019.

Interview

- initial phone interview
- video call with hiring manager
- video call with COO
- in person interview with hiring manager
- in person interview with COO
- in person interview with someone else from the business (TL for Customer Care in my case)

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Application

I applied through a recruiter. The process took 7+ months. I interviewed at TravelPerk (Barcelona (Spain)) in August 2018.

Interview

Over the course of more than 6 months, I interviewed for 3 different jobs at TravelPerk— resulting in no offer. It began with a call screening with someone in HR, followed by a video chat with whom I'd be reporting to, followed by an assignment and another video chat with the same person.

Then they flew me in for a full-day, in-person interview with about 5 different stakeholders. The original role was changed into another role, which I was asked to interview for, involving another assessment assignment and a video chat. Then the role changes again and I was asked to interview for the 3rd role, which involved another assessment assignment and a video chat. Throughout, the later part of this process (the changing roles) I was told an offer was imminent 'we're only following formalities,' I was a 'great cultural fit,' and would 'add immediate value to the team.'

I got the impression that a cultural fit is very important to the hiring process. I appreciate that.

Overall, though, I'd say TravelPerk doesn't currently know what they are looking for in their marketing department. Not great for a funded startup in a growth phase. Pressure is on. Executing on ideas is pertinent.

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