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Outcome not sharedunknown. 1 round. Shared by mds on hn, 2013-02-22
- 1Technical interviewTechnicalAsked the manhole cover puzzle and a seesaw weight-stacking puzzle.Covered: Brain teasers
ITA Software interview questions
From 4 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026
- Candidate accounts
- 4
- Rounds on average
- 2.3
- Fewest and most rounds
- 1 to 3
- Offers among stated outcomes
- 1 of 3
How the loop works
This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews, a take-home task and a phone screen.
These 4 writeups cover operations, software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Interview experiences at ITA Software
Role not stated
Not selectedunknown. 2 rounds. Shared by sedachv on hn, 2012-01-05
- 1Puzzle submissionTake-homeSubmitted a written solution to a brainteaser puzzle and scored second highest among applicants.
- 2Whiteboard interviewTechnicalIn-person whiteboard puzzle round for the QPX search engine group, which did not go well.Covered: Puzzles, Algorithms
ITA Software interviews: FAQ
- What is the interview process like at ITA Software?
- This guide draws on 4 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews, a take-home task and a phone screen.
- What topics does ITA Software test in interviews?
- Commonly reported topics include Search, Brain teasers, Puzzles, Algorithms, Anagrams, Optimization.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.