Frontend Engineer Interview Experience - Singapore
Process
The interview basically starts with the recruiter calling you.
They will ask very basic questions about what you do and explain Book.com's services.
Next, they will ask you to go to their website and identify three things that can help improve it.
Your ideas should be presented in an A/B testing style.
Questions
I think Booking.com is a very horrible company. After an initial phone interview, you will proceed to a technical one, where you will be asked to go to their website and identify three changes that would help improve it.
Your ideas ought to be presented in an A/B testing style. I personally thought it was just to test one's understanding of A/B testing, but I was wrong. These folks really want you to go to their site and find something tangible.
I find this to be the most stupid request ever. How can one go to a website that has been running for years and expect me to provide tangible recommendations?
At the end, I was told I was technically good but then failed in finding something tangible. What a shame on the organization.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com Frontend Engineer role in Singapore.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Frontend Engineer roles in Singapore is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Booking.com's Frontend Engineer interview process in Singapore.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 4.0Great company, but team experience might varyFrontend Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsAugust 25, 2022Pros: - Lots of benefits in every area; competitive compensation, endless learning resources' subscriptions, frequent company/team gatherings, extra days off, generous relocation packs for foreigners, commute and bike purchase allowance, etc. - Well-documented company material; a complete knowledge base for employees explaining everything from benefits to promotion process, etc., internal courses for learning compliance rules, onboarding, etc. - Diversity; you won't feel left out, even if for some reason you're somehow a minority in your direct team. There's lots of support and great company culture regarding diversity to let you feel included.Cons: - Your satisfaction in your immediate team is not predictable; it might be really shaky. Teams might be new and still developing their culture, or a hard-to-work-with colleague might be in your team. But on the bright side, it's a big company with an infinite amount of small teams that you can aim for. - If legacy tech is not your thing, you might suffer. You might need to use an old language or deal with code that is super old, and the owners have changed several times, making it hard to solve a problem or find a root cause. - Lots of internal dev tools are in use; they are not the most stable stuff out there. You may not have the most smooth dev experience all the time.
- 2.0A very business-oriented companyFrontend Engineer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsAugust 15, 2021Pros: Good relocation package, big office, good work-life balance, easy to join.Cons: Every change or future must be money-proof. This means if you even want to migrate to a modern tech stack, you must prove that it will bring money.
- 4.0Good Balance, Stagnant GrowthQuality Team Lead • Former EmployeeSingapore, SingaporeNovember 3, 2024Pros: Work-life balance is good.Cons: Stagnant work progression is real.
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