Despegar.com Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Despegar.com.
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Senior Software Engineer
Senior Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview was cool but demanding. The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed, though with challenging questions that required careful thought for the answers. I felt a fair balance between warmth and rigor.
Confirmed questions1 question
- General Frontend concepts.
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Software Developer
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical Technical
There were two stages of asynchronous tests on programming logic, data structures, OOP, and some concurrency. Then a technical interview on the first three mainly, in which there were two programming exercises as such and then some OOP with class diagrams.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Regarding composition, what design pattern often appears?
Despegar.com
Software Developer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Once you sign up, you have to wait for them to review your CV and get selected to participate in the challenge. Once you pass that, there's a technical interview where you defend what you answered and they can delve deeper into your skills.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Basic programming knowledge.
- Architecture concepts.
- Knowledge of programming language.
Despegar.com Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Despegar.com interview reports.
“What is inheritance?”
Read reports →“What is an array?”
Read reports →“What is a class?”
Read reports →“OOP?”
Read reports →“If you were to modify a UML diagram, what design pattern would you use?”
Read report →“Regarding composition, what design pattern often appears?”
Read report →“Design patterns understanding.”
Read report →“Can you explain object-oriented design principles?”
Read report →“Fundamentals?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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