Process
It was a medium-level coding online interview.
I could not clear the system troubleshoot question but was able to solve the algorithm-based questions.
The algorithm-based questions were quite easy, and I solved them quickly, but I didn't know anything about the others.
Questions
- There is a mysterious process running on the server, which is generating a secret message. Can you spot the message?
A developer claims that their script is not being able to connect to the auth web server at (one weblink), but it works on a different server. You need to find out what could be happening and fix that.
We just got informed that the web server has been hacked! The index page is showing a "pwned" message that we should revert. Our monitoring checks report the message "Failed connect to localhost:80, Connection refused". However, we have a backup of the index file at the path "some path" that you should restore to the server's DocumentRoot file.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Booking.com Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.
Booking.com Work Experiences
- 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.
- 4.0Unknown remote approachSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsMay 6, 2022Pros: - Free 5-star hotel food with a wide selection - Incredibly friendly coworkers and colleagues - Competent managers - Excellent work-life approach: Crunching and overworking do not exist here.Cons: - We still don't know if Booking.com will be a remote-first or hybrid-first company. - Depending on your team, you may have to work on Perl codebases, although it is not my case. - The pay is undoubtedly the best in the area, but American companies will usually pay more if you are fully remote or in the US, of course.
- 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.
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