Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Process
Disappointment!
I applied for the SRE position at Booking because I thought I fit the skills they wanted.
HR didn't attend the first interview 4 times. We rescheduled 5 times, and we finally chatted. They said that software language experience (Java) in the position is required, and this skill is 80% of all skills. I wish they would have mentioned this in the job description.
Totally a waste of time!
Questions
How many years of experience in Java do you have?
Was this helpful?
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
- 5.0Great 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.
- 3.0Not the best place to work atSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsFebruary 13, 2018Pros: Large company, you can feel safety here. Nobody will fire you, and salaries are good enough.Cons: The company doesn't care about quality of work, quality of product, or quality of anything. Nobody cares how much money could be spent on some doubtful engineering solution. If it could work and takes only 5000 servers, it's okay for the company. This makes for a very unhealthy atmosphere inside.
- 4.0Good Pay, Complicated InfraSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsMarch 12, 2024Pros: The pay scale is good, considering the cost of living. You also get to do on-call, which is also paid.Cons: Infrastructure is too complicated and backed by Puppet with Perl. Company is moving to AWS Managed Services.
Booking.com Interview Questions
