Booking.com Software Engineer interview experience

Everyone I spoke with was genuinely nice, and I felt like I could bring my best effort even though I’d had to close gaps in a short amount of time. After the final interview, I waited and followed up once a week later by emailing the talent coordinator for updates.

What surprised me was how silent things became. I ended up sitting on the process for a month and a week with no response at all—no decision email and not even a generic rejection message. It left me frustrated more than anything, because the interviews had felt respectful, but the lack of closure made the whole timeline feel