Booking.com Software Engineer interview experience

The first step was a take-home HackerRank test with two questions and 90 minutes, and then I had a short 15‑minute phone call with a recruiter.

The rest happened on an interview day that felt like a half-day at the office in Amsterdam. I started with an office tour, then did a behavioral interview that lasted about an hour, followed by a technical interview that was about an hour with a single coding question. In my experience, the people I met were supportive—both the recruiter and the interviewers felt helpful and positive, and the day didn’t feel cold or adversarial.

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