iOS Developer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
The first three interviews (HackerRank, HR, and phone interview) were a great experience. Then the onsite interview happened.
People were not clear and expected me to solve problems and explain why I solved them in a specific way they expected.
The pen and paper interviews (iOS and general programming) were really bad, unclear, and even weird at times.
I will not apply to [Company Name] again. I will not work for a company that does not have a good experience interviewing people and simply lets interviewers decide based on their personal perspective.
The feedback I got from HR was simply that I was not organized and structured enough.
How should I even work with this kind of feedback?
Questions
Solve dependency management. A depends on B and C. B depends on M and Y.
Result: M, Y, C, A.
iOS: Design and implement a search screen and search results with image download without using any third-party libraries.
Every year should have a winner for some game. 1950 -> A 1955 -> B If the input is in the range 1950 to 1954, the result should be A.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Booking.com iOS Developer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their iOS Developer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Booking.com's iOS Developer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 1.0Not worth it. Very stressful and outdated technologiesiOS Developer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsJuly 7, 2018Pros: Fine lunches. A big and nice office.Cons: Very outdated technologies. The principal and senior developers don't use Swift. All is done with 10-year-old technologies. The manager and principal intimidate all the time. Very political. I worked on an important system, and senior devs just stopped development because they didn't want competition. I found another job and now sleep well. Be careful, because you will be working on very old and outdated technologies with updates. Some seniors don't develop at all; they control other developers and play political games, such as implementing different policies and holding tons of meetings.
- 1.0High Salary, Big Name, But Fake Culture and ValuesiOS Developer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecember 17, 2016Pros: - Highest salary in the Netherlands. - Work with highly skilled engineers.Cons: My impression was that they don't tolerate people who are different. I know a lot of people say that it's a supportive environment, but in my case, it wasn't. They advertise that the company is against favoritism, but in practice, two people who committed the same kinds of mistakes are treated in vastly different ways, depending on whether they are liked or not. Gossiping and being mean is the norm. In general, I felt miserable while working there.
- 4.0Pretty good work/life balanceiOS Developer • Current EmployeeShanghai, Shanghai, ChinaJuly 22, 2018Pros: Being a remote office of a Europe-based company, the culture here values work-life balance a lot.Cons: Shanghai's a remote office, so there are certain limitations.
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