iOS Developer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
Don't waste your time!
If you're an iOS developer and you feel your time is precious, I recommend you please don't waste it on Booking.com. I guess they don't have any openings and keep rejecting candidates based on very tiny mistakes in the interview. I'm not sure if they want to hire machines instead of humans. They may be posting jobs just to maintain traction in the market.
I applied online. They sent me an online coding test. Then there was a short call with the hiring manager, followed by live coding problem-solving with two iOS Developers from Amsterdam.
I had a problem-solving round, and it was great. I was so confident I would get into the next round. However, after three days, I received a rejection email stating the candidate did not provide the correct time complexity on the first attempt. Also, although I supported edge cases, the feedback said I only supported basic solutions. This was very frustrating. I swear I only missed one complex edge case because we were out of time, but I supported the rest.
Anyway, we have to respect their decision, as they are gods.
Questions
Measure the time complexity of a function.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com iOS Developer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their iOS Developer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Booking.com's iOS Developer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 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.
- 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 Very stressful and outdated technologiesiOS Developer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsJuly 7, 2018Pros: Fine lunches. A big and nice office.Cons: Very outdated technologies.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.
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