Senior Backend Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
1-hour interview with HR, asking about previous experience and reasons for moving to Booking.com.
Another 1-hour interview with two developers via BlueJeans, using an awful IDE. Perhaps an in-person interview would have gone better, but I couldn't get any feedback from one of the interviewers, which impacted my interview badly.
Questions
Find cities with three hotels with the same name.
Traverse a folder and find the k largest files.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com Senior Backend Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Senior Backend Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Booking.com's Senior Backend Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Backend Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsAugust 4, 2023Pros: Communication between teams, diversity, and different cultures working in the same place.Cons: Some projects had a lot of legacy code.
- 3.0Good place for work/life balanceDirector of Engineering • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 17, 2025Pros: Good work-life balance Good salary Good perksCons: No learning. Lots of politics.
- 5.0Growth, Balance, Under-engagedSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 11, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance. People are interested in growth and learning, too. People take care of each other.Cons: Could have been more engaging. Lot of people in the office, but not enough activities. Tech stack is old, yes, but that's an opportunity, not a problem. The bar is still quite high, and you work with good engineers.
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