I applied online. I interviewed at Criteo (Paris) in Jan 2024
Interview
It was a bad interview experience, I can feel the interviewers didn't respect the candidate too mush, and they might even laugh at your answer !
(1). First interview was Tech Screen, the interviewer will ask you questions as many as possible.
(2). Second interview was Live Coding, the interviewer will ask you finish a algo question (hard level Leetcode question) in 40 minutes, and complete all tests. He will degrade you if you can't find best solution. He will judge you impolitely !
(3). Third interview was Design, the interviewer will a question and criticize you if you make any mistake..
No respect, and No seriously at all !!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why don’t you know about this business and product?
This has first round of HR screening and two rounds of Technical round (more coding discussing with interviewer) and one round of system design. Later last round of offer discussion.
Processus de recrutement en quatre étapes : un entretien RH pour discuter du parcours et des motivations, un entretien technique Python d’environ 1h avec des exercices de programmation, un entretien technique web de 2h portant sur les technologies et concepts web, et enfin un entretien d’1h sur le software design pour évaluer les compétences en architecture et conception de systèmes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Programme Python classique pour vérifier si les parenthèses sont valides
I applied online. I interviewed at Criteo (Bucharest, Bucuresti) in Jan 2026
Interview
application screening, followed by a initial video interview with the HR, than a first technical interview to assess basic qualifications. Questions were of type medium leetcode problem with deep dive and improvements after
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Criteo with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 80% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 31 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Criteo overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Criteo as a Software Engineer according to 31 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 13%
Presentation: 10%
Group panel interview: 9%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Personality test: 1%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
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