trivago Frontend Engineer Interview Questions
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Front End Developer
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Panel
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I went through 4 interviews for the Front End Developer role. Two were remote and involved a single technical interviewer. The other two were in person at their Dusseldorf headquarters. The first in-person interview was with two senior technical people, and the final one was with the CTO. Although I didn't get the job, they did reimburse my travel costs. They didn't really make me feel welcome though, and didn't seem very concerned about me.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you explain the difference between Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation?
- What are considered best practices when using Jquery and vanilla JS?
- What are the best practices for CSS selectors?
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Frontend Engineer
Entry Easy Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Case Coding Technical
I applied directly through the website link for the Dusseldorf position. The interview process involved two main stages. First, there was a case study that was given a week to complete, which was relatively easy. The second interview consisted of a discussion about the case study and a simple JavaScript coding exercise on an IDE.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you tell me about JavaScript fundamentals?
- What are some basic JavaScript functionalities you're familiar with?
- Could you implement some simple JavaScript code?
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Senior Frontend Developer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Take home
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I applied online and then I was given a task to work with PHP + JS for the role. I had to create a docker container with an API server and a SPA. It took me more than 7 days to complete. I felt it was unprofessional to assign such a big technical task without even talking to HR first.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Build a docker container that includes a PHP API server and a SPA using React or Vue.
trivago Frontend Engineer Interview Questions
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“Build a docker container that includes a PHP API server and a SPA using React or Vue.”
Read reports →“What are the best practices for CSS selectors?”
Read reports →“What are considered best practices when using Jquery and vanilla JS?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on HTML5?”
Read report →“What are the best practices for Front End Development?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)?”
Read report →“What does usability mean to you in the context of front end development?”
Read report →“Tell me about Css3 animations.”
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