Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Istanbul, Turkey
December 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
They are very positive and reactive. The recruiter asked me why I am interested in this position and tried to understand my coding experience. He explained to me what the next future steps are.
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Booking.com's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Istanbul, Turkey is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Istanbul, Turkey.
Booking.com Work Experiences
1.0
Really weird company
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
December 5, 2022
Pros: Actually, big salary and really good coffee machines in offices. Some engineers are really good.
Cons: They can fire you just because they don't like you. You should be silent and praise the company; that's the only way you can survive there. It doesn't really matter how good you are; no one cares about that. If you want to change something inside the company, you should just give up in the beginning, because you're supposed to just keep things up and running but not to evolve.
5.0
A great place to work, but with some flaws
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 16, 2025
Pros: 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.
4.0
Healthy Culture, Good Place to Work
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
December 8, 2022
Pros: This is the first place I have seen that there is a possibility for promotion.
The culture is very open.
When it comes to diversity, I cannot think of a better place.
Everyone is very respectful to each other.
It is a place where I would recommend.
Work-life balance is also respected, but as an SRE, it can be very busy.
It is compensated, of course.
Cons: I am giving it 4 stars because it is not a perfect company. There are small annoying problems here and there that will not go away. Suffering from growing too fast, as is common in many countries, is also a challenge.
- 1.0Really weird companySite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsDecember 5, 2022Pros: Actually, big salary and really good coffee machines in offices. Some engineers are really good.Cons: They can fire you just because they don't like you. You should be silent and praise the company; that's the only way you can survive there. It doesn't really matter how good you are; no one cares about that. If you want to change something inside the company, you should just give up in the beginning, because you're supposed to just keep things up and running but not to evolve.
- 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.
- 4.0Healthy Culture, Good Place to WorkSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsDecember 8, 2022Pros: This is the first place I have seen that there is a possibility for promotion. The culture is very open. When it comes to diversity, I cannot think of a better place. Everyone is very respectful to each other. It is a place where I would recommend. Work-life balance is also respected, but as an SRE, it can be very busy. It is compensated, of course.Cons: I am giving it 4 stars because it is not a perfect company. There are small annoying problems here and there that will not go away. Suffering from growing too fast, as is common in many countries, is also a challenge.
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