Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
December 7, 2024
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
A pair programming exercise with current employees to work on a simple front-end application.
An hour-long interview discussing behavioural aspects, the job role, and previous experience, with an opportunity for questions.
Questions
Walk through the architecture of an application where you have made a major contribution to the design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Booking.com Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
38%
Pass Rate
Booking.com's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral31%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Booking.com's Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.
Booking.com Work Experiences
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.
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.
3.0
Good Salary, Slow Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 17, 2025
Pros: There is freedom to coast and do what you like as an employee. No strict deadlines so far. The salary is one of the top in the Netherlands.
Cons: Stuck with a legacy codebase.
No promotions.
Company politics is a lot.
Stocks and bonus could be better.
It has not been reviewed for over 5 - 10 years.
- 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.
- 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.
- 3.0Good Salary, Slow GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsSeptember 17, 2025Pros: There is freedom to coast and do what you like as an employee. No strict deadlines so far. The salary is one of the top in the Netherlands.Cons: Stuck with a legacy codebase. No promotions. Company politics is a lot. Stocks and bonus could be better. It has not been reviewed for over 5 - 10 years.
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