Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
May 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through the career page of Booking.com.
They sent me a coding challenge. Although I completed most of the challenge, they did not advance me to the next step.
Questions
They sent me a Spring Boot project via HackerRank.com.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Booking.com Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Booking.com's Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Booking.com Work Experiences
5.0
Family-friendly place with promotion impediments
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 3, 2025
Pros: Family-friendly company with a good work-life balance.
Big office space with restaurants for employees.
Many projects with the possibility to change teams.
Blame-free culture.
Supportive management.
Cons: It's quite difficult to get a promotion without changing the team.
4.0
Relaxed, sometimes too relaxed
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 13, 2022
Pros: Not much pressure for a software engineer; you can pick up some interesting projects.
Cons: Huge corporation with many mercenaries just looking for the next promotion.
5.0
Best Work-Life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
January 27, 2019
Pros: - Best work-life balance
- High salary and bonus
- Opportunity to relocate and live in Amsterdam
Cons: You need to learn Perl.
- 5.0Family-friendly place with promotion impedimentsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 3, 2025Pros: Family-friendly company with a good work-life balance. Big office space with restaurants for employees. Many projects with the possibility to change teams. Blame-free culture. Supportive management.Cons: It's quite difficult to get a promotion without changing the team.
- 4.0Relaxed, sometimes too relaxedSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJuly 13, 2022Pros: Not much pressure for a software engineer; you can pick up some interesting projects.Cons: Huge corporation with many mercenaries just looking for the next promotion.
- 5.0Best Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsJanuary 27, 2019Pros: - Best work-life balance - High salary and bonus - Opportunity to relocate and live in AmsterdamCons: You need to learn Perl.
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