There is a good culture, strongly promoted at Booking.com. Pay was a little below market average, but this was addressed, and it is now above. Being a big company means opportunities to move teams and grow.
The downside of any large company is the inevitable bureaucracy that comes with that. The promotion process is more rigorous than applying for the same job externally, etc. People can be moved between teams without consultation sometimes. Inevitably, it's a business, and unpopular decisions are occasionally made based on balance sheets.
Talk more to people about being moved to a new team rather than present it as a done deal. The company culture is good, but culture also exists at a team level, and moving can be quite a shock.
A few rounds with an overall pleasant experience. First, an online assessment, then another online questionnaire, then a behavioral interview, then a technical interview, and then another behavioral interview as the final round.
A normal FAANG-style interview process. It typically involves a phone screening and a final on-site interview. Phone screening: * Two LeetCode questions. On-site interview: * One behavioral question. * One product design question. * Two algorithm
I made an application through their website. * Step 1 - Faced a HackerRank challenge (4 algorithms) * Step 2 - Phone interview with recruiter (basic questions, very friendly) * Step 3 - Code challenge remote (2 challenges with 2 other programm
A few rounds with an overall pleasant experience. First, an online assessment, then another online questionnaire, then a behavioral interview, then a technical interview, and then another behavioral interview as the final round.
A normal FAANG-style interview process. It typically involves a phone screening and a final on-site interview. Phone screening: * Two LeetCode questions. On-site interview: * One behavioral question. * One product design question. * Two algorithm
I made an application through their website. * Step 1 - Faced a HackerRank challenge (4 algorithms) * Step 2 - Phone interview with recruiter (basic questions, very friendly) * Step 3 - Code challenge remote (2 challenges with 2 other programm