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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I attended the Booking.com HackerRank assessment, which had four questions and a 75-minute time limit. Two weeks later, while I was abroad, I received an email from them. The email started with "Congratulations" and requested a 25-minute HR intervie
Software Engineer
The interview process was fairly regular, involving four interviews in total. All of them were conducted by phone. The first interview was with an HR representative who explained the entire process. The other two were technical interviews. I failed t
Software Engineer
I attended three stages of interviews: Online Coding, System Design, and Cultural Fit. All of them were comprehensive and challenging. Initially, a recruiter contacted me online. This call was about introductions, the job, and my education and work
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New York, New York, United StatesOctober 17, 2018I attended the Booking.com HackerRank assessment, which had four questions and a 75-minute time limit. Two weeks later, while I was abroad, I received an email from them. The email started with "Congratulations" and requested a 25-minute HR intervie
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Amsterdam, NetherlandsSeptember 1, 2018The interview process was fairly regular, involving four interviews in total. All of them were conducted by phone. The first interview was with an HR representative who explained the entire process. The other two were technical interviews. I failed t
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Amsterdam, NetherlandsApril 1, 2022I attended three stages of interviews: Online Coding, System Design, and Cultural Fit. All of them were comprehensive and challenging. Initially, a recruiter contacted me online. This call was about introductions, the job, and my education and work
