Site Reliability Engineer II Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
- HR profiling
- Live Coding (standard LeetCode questions focused on graphs)
- Live System Design (Standard system design; mine was challenging)
- Hiring Manager (They call it "cultural fit" and basically ask generic questions about how you would handle various situations)
Questions
Q: Describe the most challenging thing you have delivered.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com Site Reliability Engineer II role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer II roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Site Reliability Engineer II interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
4.0
Being an SRE at Booking.com
Site Reliability Engineer II • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 7, 2023
Pros: One of the best and largest companies in the Netherlands. Working with great engineers. Handling problems at very large scale, which improves engineering skills based on performance, scalability, reliability, and security. People-oriented; technologically, you can focus and grow in your area of interest. Great compensation. Great work/life balance. Free food at the office and cheap coffee/snacks. People are very nice and friendly.
Cons: - Cloud (AWS) and IAC usage is not so strong, and people are usually not so well trained on these topics. You can see spaghetti code, which shouldn't be expected by Booking standards.
- Not all, but some HR might share misinformation or can be unresponsive.
3.0
Good place for work/life balance
Director of Engineering • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 17, 2025
Pros: Good work-life balance
Good salary
Good perks
Cons: No learning.
Lots of politics.
5.0
Growth, Balance, Under-engaged
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 11, 2025
Pros: 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.
- 4.0Being an SRE at Booking.comSite Reliability Engineer II • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJune 7, 2023Pros: One of the best and largest companies in the Netherlands. Working with great engineers. Handling problems at very large scale, which improves engineering skills based on performance, scalability, reliability, and security. People-oriented; technologically, you can focus and grow in your area of interest. Great compensation. Great work/life balance. Free food at the office and cheap coffee/snacks. People are very nice and friendly.Cons: - Cloud (AWS) and IAC usage is not so strong, and people are usually not so well trained on these topics. You can see spaghetti code, which shouldn't be expected by Booking standards. - Not all, but some HR might share misinformation or can be unresponsive.
- 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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