Is Booking.com a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Booking.com have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 260 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Booking.com employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Booking.com now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Booking.com .

Does Booking.com pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Booking.com with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 260 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Booking.com.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Booking.com?

74% of Software Developer employees at Booking.com would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 11% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Booking.com with a 4.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.2 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 3.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Booking.com?

Account Manager (727) , Customer Service Representative (493) , Customer Service Specialist (402) , Customer Service Executive (265) , Account Executive (228) , Software Engineer (178) , Customer Service (161) , Credit Controller (117) , Senior Account Manager (101) , Customer Service Guest Specialist (100) , Software Developer (92) , Team Leader (92) , Product Manager (70) , Customer Service Agent (65) , CSE (60)

What are the pros of working at Booking.com according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits (apart from pay) are also good and the company is putting a lot of effort into improving managers' skillset." ((in 624 reviews)); "The recruiter of this company should be praised since I meet so many great people at work" ((in 572 reviews)); "Great place and colleagues that helped me throughout my internship" ((in 532 reviews)); "Great culture and values which are part of the company's actions and not just words." ((in 520 reviews)); "Very good salary compared to Dutch companies (and Europe in general specially if you qualify for 30%)" ((in 375 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Booking.com according to real employee reviews?

"Management is bad very bad so so bad" ((in 481 reviews)); "Bad managers are very bad" ((in 260 reviews)); "Bad leadership as far as I know." ((in 106 reviews)); "No career opportunities in Zagreb" ((in 65 reviews)); "Too much favoritism and a lot of people running stuff didn’t know what they were doing" ((in 65 reviews))

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Booking.com Software Developer reviews

3.7

74% would recommend to a friend

(260 total reviews)

Glenn Fogel

45% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Culture & values

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Senior management

Software Developer employees have rated Booking.com with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 260 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Booking.com is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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260 reviews

1.0

Mar 4, 2017

Run away from this ancient tech company

Software developer

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CEO approval

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Pros

Nice people, pleasant atmosphere, nice office, good lunch, great work-life-balance, good salary (compared to most other Dutch companies).

Cons

For back-end developers Booking.com has absolutely nothing to offer. The quality of code is just horrific and building on top of the house of cards is the norm. OO? Tests? TDD? DDD? Any design at all? Forget about it. 2000 line Perl functions with 1000 line if-else-statements are perfectly normal and not even frowned upon, even by principal engineers. Perl is still the language you will work in (despite what they say in interviews) and Perl is simply unfit for building quality back-end systems. There are a few teams doing cool stuff, but you have to wait 8-20 (!) months before you can pick a team you like. Run away from this company if you want to learn anything useful as a back-end developer. You'll be a worse programmer when you come out compared to when you came in. Do join though if you want to go back 15 years in time.

5.0

Mar 1, 2017

The best place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Multi-cultural, multi-national environment. The people that I met here come from all over the world and there's definitely an all-worldly vibe around the office. - Data driven approach. I cannot emphasize this point enough. I love the fact that we don't just change things for the sake of change but we also try to measure the effect of our changes, minimize the problems we create and maximize the results. It is not for some, I guess. If you think you are always right, you will probably hate it here. But for me, every single day is like a puzzle I have to solve. And I love puzzles. - Strategic thinking - fail fast approach. I guess this relates to the data driven point. We just try to identify opportunities and friction points as early as possible and to not focus our energy on redundant efforts. - Career opportunities: not only am I encouraged to advance, I sometimes feel that I am being pushed altogether (sure, it can be a con, too). I really feel appreciated in the company and I really know that my work is making an impact. - Bonus & benefits

Cons

As mentioned above, I do sometimes feel I am being pushed a little too early to get more responsibility when I haven't yet gotten used to all the responsibilities I currently have. I guess I appreciate that they see potential in me, but at the same time I do feel that everything is being done in too much of a hurry.

4.0

Feb 3, 2017

Working at Booking.com

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, great work life balance.

Cons

Comp is decent. Tech stack is kind of old.

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