Decent Pay, Toxic Culture
Decent Pay, Toxic Culture
- Job progression is clearly marked, and pay in the engineering sector of the company is decent.
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A toxic engineering culture, focused on attempting to be "better" than your peers, rather than one that learns together. It feels like walking into a yesteryear of engineering. Truly the type of environment that should be avoided. I cannot state that enough - if you care about the environment you're working in in any way, then do not become a software engineer at Booking.com.
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An unfriendly workplace environment in general. Not unusual to arrive in the morning to snarky Slack comments/emails. The type of place where you dread Mondays rolling over due to what might be in your inbox. Incredibly confidence-draining.
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The customer service team was let go in a way that meant they didn't get severance pay, via a Zoom call. On the same day, the engineering teams had one-to-ones with their managers letting them know about pay rises. This, whilst also being incredibly sad for those impacted, creates a paltry working environment.
- Take a long, hard look at the engineering culture.
- Do not deflect the criticisms back to employees.
- Treat all staff with the care they deserve, unlike what happened with the CS team.
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Software Engineer
3 LeetCode questions on HackerRank Initial interview with recruiter Live coding interview with two engineers Architecture design interview with two engineers If everything goes well, you will finally receive an offer.
Software Engineer
Online assessment with four questions on HackerRank. I was contacted by HR and then followed an online screening, where I was given an assessment to finish in a few days. The HR later emailed that the score was not enough to proceed to the next rou
Software Engineer
Firstly, two interviews with a recruiter and then a hiring manager. Neither seemed 'failable'; it was just to get to know one another. Thereafter, there was a 90-minute technical interview with two developers from the Booking team.
Software Engineer
NetherlandsJuly 4, 20253 LeetCode questions on HackerRank Initial interview with recruiter Live coding interview with two engineers Architecture design interview with two engineers If everything goes well, you will finally receive an offer.
Software Engineer
IndiaApril 28, 2025Online assessment with four questions on HackerRank. I was contacted by HR and then followed an online screening, where I was given an assessment to finish in a few days. The HR later emailed that the score was not enough to proceed to the next rou
Software Engineer
Amsterdam, NetherlandsMarch 1, 2025Firstly, two interviews with a recruiter and then a hiring manager. Neither seemed 'failable'; it was just to get to know one another. Thereafter, there was a 90-minute technical interview with two developers from the Booking team.
