Worst place I've ever worked - Senior Software Developer Booking.com Employee Review

1.0
Nov 25, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Food used to be good. Decent compensation for Amsterdam, Good office location, 29 days personal time off.

Cons

Politics - by far it's the place I've ever been. Managers promote people from their own countries. Due to this a lot of mangers and senior developers very weak technically, some do not even basic computer science concepts. Retaliation - In general there are very few opportunities for employees to give feedback about their managers and if you give anything-ve, your manager will hunt you down and make sure that you suffer. Some people even got PIP for giving a criticizing feedback. Engineering culture - no proper design reviews or code reviews or testing.. Performance management- show ponies are promoted and work horses are neglected.

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5.0
May 30, 2026
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Pros

Great, definitely recommend if looking for start up

Cons

No cons all pros only

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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
3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team had a fun environment.

Cons

You have to deal with tough customers.

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