An online trading agency, not a technology company
An online trading agency, not a technology company
Dynamic, live environment, good work-life balance, multinational teams of virtually every nation on Earth.
Generally good business process and goals, good understanding of its business. Data-driven approach.
Software engineering at Booking.com is very clearly just a business tool. For example, refactoring, testing, code reviews, and proper software architecture are rare and not encouraged. The mantra is "being pragmatic and getting things done." You will not learn how to be a good software engineer here, except for trainee/junior positions.
The codebase is a giant monolithic ball of Perl, with all of its drawbacks. Technology is very conservative and often shortsighted. The company is hostile to non-iterative and breaking changes.
Values of the company are good on the surface, but shortsighted, oversold, and often have a lot of real-life drawbacks (although effective enough to earn good money). The attitude "we don't care about what customers do not see" is steadily hurting the company from the inside. A huge network effect allows the company to sit on top of its huge hotel/user base.
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Software Developer
It was bad, as the system design interview board wasn't functioning properly. For that reason, it was not convenient at all. So, make sure to point out that in the beginning if you don't feel the platform they are using is working properly.
Software Developer
A phone interview is arranged. They may pre-ask some questions for you to prepare. Subsequently, they might provide more information for a Department Manager interview and an HR review. Generally, they are very kind.
Software Developer
I applied through a HackerRank challenge. It had 4 questions and lasted 75 minutes. Mostly, the questions referred to Data Structures. Booking.com loves asking questions on Hash Tables. They called me after 2 days for the first interview, a phone
Software Developer
SwedenFebruary 15, 2023It was bad, as the system design interview board wasn't functioning properly. For that reason, it was not convenient at all. So, make sure to point out that in the beginning if you don't feel the platform they are using is working properly.
Software Developer
Manchester, United KingdomAugust 1, 2015A phone interview is arranged. They may pre-ask some questions for you to prepare. Subsequently, they might provide more information for a Department Manager interview and an HR review. Generally, they are very kind.
Software Developer
KazakhstanJuly 1, 2016I applied through a HackerRank challenge. It had 4 questions and lasted 75 minutes. Mostly, the questions referred to Data Structures. Booking.com loves asking questions on Hash Tables. They called me after 2 days for the first interview, a phone
