Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
It took two to three weeks between the initial call and the live-coding interview.
On the live coding, there were two engineers on the call. They were nice and appreciated my effort, even if the solution was not the best one.
Questions
You are given an array of city pairs and a starting city.
You need to find a valid itinerary.
Example:
cities = [ ['Milan', 'Mexico'], ['Mexico', 'Dubai'], ['Berlin', 'Milan'], ['Barcelona', 'Berlin'], ]
Starting city: "Barcelona"
Valid itinerary: [ Barcelona, Berlin, Milan, Mexico, Dubai ]
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Booking.com Site Reliability Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Booking.com's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 5.0A great place to work, but with some flawsSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 16, 2025Pros: Amazing to work at such a large-scale company. So many talented people you can work with and learn from. Above-average market salary.Cons: The company perks are not as good as you'd expect from a name such as Booking.com. Teams mostly work in silos, so it's extremely difficult to get things done when multiple teams are required to do something. Your work rarely has a big impact; we are small cogs in a huge machine.
- 5.0Great people, slow bureaucracySite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 6, 2025Pros: Great people, challenging tasks, fast learnings, and a beautiful office nearby to Amsterdam Central Station.Cons: Slow bureaucracy, no growth, frequent understaffed teams.
- 5.0Great place to beSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJune 28, 2024Pros: Growth options are good. Team is great. Amsterdam is a great city to live in. Hybrid work.Cons: * Some technologies used are quite legacy. * Forces you to live in the Netherlands, which is expensive.
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