Software Developer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Worst experience. I had to reschedule this interview many times.
During the interview itself, the experience was also awful.
I heard some people laughing at me.
If they want to hire people, they should change their process or HR team.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Booking.com Software Developer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
17%
Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral17%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Software Developer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Booking.com Work Experiences
3.0
Not good for engineers
Software Developer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
January 13, 2021
Pros: Beautiful office, good location, diversity.
Cons: Outdated tech stack, management is poor.
5.0
Great Pay, Good Balance
Software Developer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 30, 2015
Pros: Great work-life balance.
Excellent atmosphere.
International relocation package for IT.
Great compensation & benefit package.
HQ located in one of the best cities in the world.
Cons: Dutch nationals don't get the same tax rebate from the government as expats do.
1.0
My experience is not very good
Software Developer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 1, 2019
Pros: - Easy to get hired.
- Booking has a party culture. So it's a fun place to hang out, but it's not a good place to work.
- Friendly relationships between teammates.
- It's a travel company.
Cons: - Too much in-company politics.
- There are managers and high-level executives who are not familiar with tech, but they are taking tech decisions.
- Booking loves Google and uses Google's products without considering any other alternatives, even if they know there are better options.
- Employees are not valued.
- I had bad experiences with the HR team and the payroll team.
- Not a tech company.
- Legacy tech and planning to move to another legacy tech.
- 3.0Not good for engineersSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsJanuary 13, 2021Pros: Beautiful office, good location, diversity.Cons: Outdated tech stack, management is poor.
- 5.0Great Pay, Good BalanceSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 30, 2015Pros: Great work-life balance. Excellent atmosphere. International relocation package for IT. Great compensation & benefit package. HQ located in one of the best cities in the world.Cons: Dutch nationals don't get the same tax rebate from the government as expats do.
- 1.0My experience is not very goodSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 1, 2019Pros: - Easy to get hired. - Booking has a party culture. So it's a fun place to hang out, but it's not a good place to work. - Friendly relationships between teammates. - It's a travel company.Cons: - Too much in-company politics. - There are managers and high-level executives who are not familiar with tech, but they are taking tech decisions. - Booking loves Google and uses Google's products without considering any other alternatives, even if they know there are better options. - Employees are not valued. - I had bad experiences with the HR team and the payroll team. - Not a tech company. - Legacy tech and planning to move to another legacy tech.
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