Frontend roles don't have much growth - Frontend Software Engineer II Booking.com Employee Review

4.0
Aug 14, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Booking has an excellent international work culture. You get to work from folks from around the world, and that is itself a learning experience. The work-life balance is excellent and their recent policy change for 22-weeks paternal leave is super awesome. Sprint plannings ensure that you're not overloaded, and you can always find time for family and your personal life. Teams work in small sizes so you get to interact with all the stakeholders so that's a very positive side. When you join, their relocation team ensures that your experience is seamless. They put the stress out of concern when you think you're moving to a new country. And don't forget the compensation: it's best in the market! I mean, I've interviewed with FAANG companies and only a very few of them have been able to match my compensation.

Cons

Moving up the ladder within company, unless you're a fullstack dev, is difficult. There's barely any innovation, or scope for it, unless you work for a core team that develops one of the inhouse frameworks. After a while, the boredom gets you. With each passing year, you understand how detrimental all of it is for your career. You can learn new tech, but on your own, because most of the times, it won't align with team requirements. Again, unless something falls within the policy, it ain't gonna happen. Policy runs everything here, from people to process.

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Booking.com Response
1y
Hi, we appreciate your detailed feedback, thank you for sharing this with us. We are glad to hear that you value the work culture and balance at Booking.com. Career growth and innovation are areas we are always striving to improve. Your feedback is valuable to us, as it lets us know where to look in terms of growth. We do encourage you to connect with your manager or HR representative to explore pathways for advancement and share suggestions for enhancing innovation in your role. Thank you again for sharing your thoughts. The Booking.com team

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Pros

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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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Flexibility, make your own schedule

Cons

NO learning and development Opportunities for growth often required moving into a different role or team found the compensation to be below market

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