Mobile Developer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada
October 1, 2014
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Where to start? Everything about this interview was a red flag.
The questions were all Unix-based and not even 1% relevant to mobile.
When web and backend developers are in charge of the hiring process, then the monkeys have really taken over the zoo.
The culture seems way behind. Narrow-minded, B-grade developers thinking that there's only "one right way" to do something.
Hire smart and open-minded people instead of the below-average gatekeepers who just want to get a steady paycheck and nothing more.
Questions
How would you write a Unix command to search for a file in a tree structure?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com Mobile Developer role in Toronto, Ontario.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Mobile Developer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Booking.com's Mobile Developer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Booking.com Work Experiences
3.0
Great learnings, but very bad management
Senior Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
January 14, 2024
Pros: It is a great place to learn and build up on skills much needed for a big-scale business. A scale that often requires custom solutions (vs. off-the-shelf products).
Cons: The management is so bad.
Confused and indecisive on strategies, which creates a lot of friction and unproductive, draining discussions and decision-making processes in general.
Also, managing the people side is very bad. For unclear (or subjective) reasons, people are rewarded and others are not.
In general, management in booking is based on gut feelings and subjective views that often shift between managers and over time. It makes it extremely hard to objectively tune and calibrate your (and their) expectations.
It didn't use to be so. Sad!
4.0
Good Pay, Balance, Weak Management
Software Engineer (SWE II) • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 2, 2022
Pros: good salary
good work-life balance
Cons: Weak management.
Inconsistent goals.
Not good at IT.
5.0
Great place to work!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Manchester, England, United Kingdom
August 10, 2017
Pros: - Laid-back atmosphere.
- Employee engagement incentives (summer and Christmas parties, many events throughout the year, etc.).
- People are very approachable, and the business embraces communicative and personable behaviors.
Cons: - Technology stack (i.e. tools and processes) is antiquated and could go through modernization.
- Although talent scouting and recruitment is on the up-and-up, the distribution of people across teams can lead to an imbalance in team proportions, which can be somewhat frustrating.
- 3.0Great learnings, but very bad managementSenior Software Engineer II • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsJanuary 14, 2024Pros: It is a great place to learn and build up on skills much needed for a big-scale business. A scale that often requires custom solutions (vs. off-the-shelf products).Cons: The management is so bad. Confused and indecisive on strategies, which creates a lot of friction and unproductive, draining discussions and decision-making processes in general. Also, managing the people side is very bad. For unclear (or subjective) reasons, people are rewarded and others are not. In general, management in booking is based on gut feelings and subjective views that often shift between managers and over time. It makes it extremely hard to objectively tune and calibrate your (and their) expectations. It didn't use to be so. Sad!
- 4.0Good Pay, Balance, Weak ManagementSoftware Engineer (SWE II) • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 2, 2022Pros: good salary good work-life balanceCons: Weak management. Inconsistent goals. Not good at IT.
- 5.0Great place to work!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeManchester, England, United KingdomAugust 10, 2017Pros: - Laid-back atmosphere. - Employee engagement incentives (summer and Christmas parties, many events throughout the year, etc.). - People are very approachable, and the business embraces communicative and personable behaviors.Cons: - Technology stack (i.e. tools and processes) is antiquated and could go through modernization. - Although talent scouting and recruitment is on the up-and-up, the distribution of people across teams can lead to an imbalance in team proportions, which can be somewhat frustrating.
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