The Trade Desk
Built from 1 candidate report with 1 first-hand accounts, covering 2025-26.
Hiring process
Roles: SWE Intern2025-26 · Internship
- 1
Coding test
Online coding roundHackerRank120 min4 questionsonlinemediumDSA
Candidate finished in under an hour.
- 2
HR interview
HR roundZoom30 minvirtualpressure handling · teamwork · what you look for in a company · resume
- 3
Technical interview
Technical round 2HackerRank60 minmediumDSA
2 or 3 medium DSA questions (candidate unsure).
- 4
Technical interview
Technical round 3HackerRank60 min1 questionsimplementation · OOP
Needs time to understand the domain model.
- 5
Technical interview
Technical round 4HackerRank60 minimplementation · OOP
Similar to the previous round.
Advice from candidates
4 pieces of advice, in their own words. Names removed.
The OA wont be difficult if you have experience with leetcode/CF contests.
Online test · 2025-26
It would be better to have some fundamentals about OOPS cleared as well since you are dealing with classes while implementing the question.
Technical rounds · 2025-26
Would recommend trying to implement different things using OOPS. Like building Codeforces, or a coffee machine, etc, using OOPS. This could make you better at implementation-based questions as well.
preparation · 2025-26
DO DSA !!!
preparation · 2025-26
Question patterns reported
The kind of problem, not the problem itself. Our practice questions are written to match these patterns.
- Technicallong implementation based on a described business process model, with follow-ups