Data Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
The recruiter who handled the interview process, as well as all the interviewers I spoke to, were friendly, direct, helpful, and responsive.
It gave me a warm feeling that they wanted to help me do my best so that they could better evaluate my abilities, instead of grilling me and wanting to fail.
The interviews were difficult because they included using diagram-drawing tools to present concepts and architectural designs, questions on Spark, Kafka (messaging systems in general), Hadoop, SQL, Scala (a small percentage), testing, and general programming knowledge. The time just flew by because there was so much to cover.
Overall, I really enjoyed the interviews, as they gave me a glimpse of the tech stack Booking.com is using and what kind of skills they are looking for.
Questions
How do you determine if you will need more partitions in Kafka (or any other messaging system)?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Booking.com Data Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Booking.com's Data Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 5.0Great working conditionsData Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 29, 2024Pros: - Incredible benefits, also promoting its values. - Very helpful people; you can ask anyone any question. - Amazing office with 3 floors serving 3 different foods, in an incredible location with a view. - Valuable work that affects people's lives. - Hybrid working possibility. - Always challenging work; you have to better yourself every day. - Very cool events; check Booking.com connects.Cons: - Too big, hard to get accustomed to your work, but people give you enough breathing room. - On-call hours (is both a pro and a con).
- 5.0Perfect place to workData Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsSeptember 3, 2025Pros: Highly diverse, cozy office environment with food, coffee, and amenities.Cons: Reorganization leaves quite a bit of stress for employees.
- 3.0Hustle & ShineData Engineer • Current EmployeeManchester, England, United KingdomMarch 17, 2022Pros: 1. Inclusive environment 2. Diversity 3. Quality of people 4. Pay is goodCons: 1. Very fast-paced organization 2. A huge shortage of resources across the org 3. The quality of work varies from team to team
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