Great business, 'OK' Engineering culture - Software Engineer II Tripadvisor Employee Review

4.0
Jul 2, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Many promotion and raise opportunities if you do great work. Many smart people to learn from. Product is getting better and better. Business is doing very well. You will learn many interesting things about running a large website. Company favors incremental changes with metrics and emphasizes speed to market.

Cons

Nearly impossible to do an overhaul of a major page or a component, because it's so metrics driven. But it does happen sometimes, if the person pitching the idea is persuasive enough. Related to the previous point, it's hard for designers and engineers to innovate and get company to invest on various ideas so they keep those to themselves. This is reflected by low hackweek participation rate and low activities in open source community and local tech events.

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Pros

Teamwork is key, empowered to make the key decisions, company support from all angles

Cons

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Tripadvisor Response
6mo
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re glad that you enjoyed your experience as part of the Tripadvisor team.
4.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The pace and work/ life balance are very manageable and they are still pro remote work which is a huge benefit as a lot of companies push return to office. The benefits and salaries are great compared to the industry standards.

Cons

Lots of turmoil, changeover, layoffs and chaos caused by a recent re-org. ELT does not have vision or innovation outside of “AI” and it’s hard to feel confident about the long term success of the company. Lots of white men who lack creativity.

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Tripadvisor Response
1mo
Thank you for your positive remarks. As our company continues to evolve, we are appreciative of employee comments that highlight our strengths as well as areas we can improve upon.
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