Software Egnineer Interview Experience - United States
May 22, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Coding System Design Behavioral round with Director.
Standard coding questions: medium-hard difficulty.
System Design: a specific portion of a complex system within Booking.com.
Two engineers per interview session: one talking, one taking notes.
Questions
System Design specific portion. I will detail this.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Booking.com Software Egnineer role in United States.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Software Egnineer roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Software Egnineer interview process in United States.
Booking.com Work Experiences
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.
3.0
Buffet Work, Weak Engineers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 5, 2025
Pros: Buffet, no pressure work environment, office.
Cons: The skills of software engineers are far from optimal.
- 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.
- 3.0Buffet Work, Weak EngineersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 5, 2025Pros: Buffet, no pressure work environment, office.Cons: The skills of software engineers are far from optimal.
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