Software Engineer - Software Engineer Booking.com Employee Review

4.0
Aug 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good scope of technologies. Can move around the company. Good location and culture.

Cons

Agile overkill. Use of business owners who don't understand what they are talking about. Losing its entrepreneurial sprit. Not retiring old software.

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Booking.com Response
9y
Hi and thanks as always for your review. We really do appreciate all feedback. You clearly have some strong views on Agile and whilst I would not say that "overkill" is an adjective I recognise, I would encourage you to discuss your concerns with your manager or another member of the team or the people team. Ironically, one of the positive things people often cite about entrepreneurial businesses is their agility. Our job is to remain as fleet of foot as possible in a rapidly growing business of +1200 colleagues. Our recent restructure is all about this. As I hope you have recently heard we are advanced in our plans for renewing our platforms and old systems but this will take time and careful planning. Many businesses have come a cropper in this area so we need to get it right, Thanks again Ryan

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Cons

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Booking.com Response
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Hi, thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're so glad to hear that Booking.com has been a great fit for someone with a startup mindset. Our culture of experimentation and innovation is something we're really proud of, and it's great to know it resonates. We hope you continue to thrive here! The Booking.com team
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