Agoda Software Engineer candidates commonly report a timed HackerRank coding screen, followed by technical and design rounds. Some describe not finishing the second coding problem as the sticking point, and several describe slow scheduling.
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Across the Agoda Software Engineer experiences, the most repeated hurdle is the timed coding round on HackerRank. Candidates describe two or three problems at easy-to-medium difficulty, and one called the online assessment harder than most, with three questions in 90 minutes. Two candidates solved only one of two problems, and one of them was not shortlisted afterward. Reported problems include how many airplanes can be shot down before any lands, pivot elements in an unsorted array, a two-sum style target problem, Meeting Rooms II, minimum sum pairs and a grid path problem with obstacles. Aim to finish every problem cleanly under a timer, and practice arrays, strings, hash maps, intervals and dynamic programming.
Later rounds vary by team and level. One candidate was asked to improve a high-level booking system design and was rejected largely for not covering testing and QA. Another was asked to design a hotel inventory availability system on a virtual whiteboard. An internship candidate's manager round turned to system scalability and security. A round on JavaScript event loops and browser APIs, a platform round that drifted into frontend topics, and OOP multiple-choice questions also appear in individual reports, so confirm the stack and round focus with your recruiter.
Process logistics are mixed. One candidate praised a professional, responsive recruiting team, while others describe gaps of 15-20 days between rounds and waits of around two months for a decision. One candidate also reports surprise business-math questions in an HR screen. Be ready to discuss past projects in depth.
Synthesized from 32 candidate reports by our editorial team.
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Synthesized from candidate reports. Individual experiences may vary.
Candidates report an initial recruiter or HR conversation, often after a LinkedIn approach. It typically covers background and role fit. One candidate reports unexpected business-math questions, so it may help to ask the recruiter which topics the call and later rounds will cover.
Candidates commonly report a HackerRank coding step with two or three LeetCode-style problems at easy-to-medium difficulty. One described three questions in 90 minutes. Another assessment also included OOP multiple-choice questions. Two candidates did not finish the second of two problems.
Reported follow-up rounds include more data structures and algorithms, discussion of past projects, and stack-specific questions such as JavaScript event loops and browser APIs. One candidate's platform round focused on frontend topics rather than the expected backend discussion, so it is worth confirming the focus in advance.
Some candidates report design prompts tied to Agoda's domain, including a hotel inventory availability system and improving a high-level booking system design. One report says missing testing and QA coverage led to rejection. An internship candidate faced scalability and security questions from a manager. Prepare trade-offs and validation strategy.
Candidates who progress report a technical discussion with an engineering manager or a hiring manager conversation. Timing varies, with reports of 15-20 days between rounds and around two months before a decision.
