I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Booking.com (Bengaluru) in Jan 2026
Interview
it was a high level mix of everything, from system design, to terraform basics, to writing python code, to linux, OS, networking theory. no questions on kubernetes, no DS/Algo, very little depth on current work stack
Positive experience
Average interview
Application
I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam)
Interview
Process was a pre-interview challenge for coding and bash scripting. Then another round of coding interview. One system design interview for a data series database. The last one was a cultural fit and previous experiences
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system that will store data points and is scalable
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Booking.com (Amsterdam) in Aug 2022
Interview
The recruitment process is just right, not to short nor too long. The recruiters shared everything related to the hiring process which helped me to be better prepared for the interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quickly prototype/write a script in a language of your choice to achieve a certain task