Generic interview process consisting of a chat with the recruiter following by coding and system design assessments. The coding design interview was done by 3 people who were mostly silent throughout the interview. They should be trained better on when to step in and provide a hint, and also should be more casual to help make the applicant feel at ease. In the end received a very generic rejection letter without any personalized feedback at all, not nice!
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Currency exchange coding question, mass email campaign system design
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Jun 2022
Interview
I had only phone screening interview, after which the recruiter ghosted me. This was really a dissapointing expirience, and I did't expect it to turn out so badly. I hope next time I try to join booking I have a better recruiter.
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No questions, just talked about my previous experience.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com in Mar 2023
Interview
The interview process consists of a series of well-structured steps: 1) You are invited to an online assessment in which you need to solve a few algorithmic questions. 2) You meet with your recruiter, talk about the details of the job, brief overview of your experience. I found the recruiters knowledgeable about the job opening as well as the broader department. 3) Coding interview where you solve a problem with 1-2 interviewers. 4) System design where you solve a system design question again with 1-2 interviewers. 5) Fit interview where you (likely) meet with your Senior EM and they assess if you are a fit for their team. All of the engineers in my interview were friendly. Special gratitude to the EMs in the fit interview as I had internet connectivity issues (everyone's nightmare when it comes to interviews), they were extremely patient and understanding. I very much like to point out that my interview experience by far was one of the best if not the best I've had so far (and I did have quite a few interviews). My recruiter was quite responsive, always kept me in the loop, and is very empathetic.
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I don't think I should be sharing the interview questions even though I didn't sign an NDA.