Great culture & people, work-life balance, and compensation - Engineering Manager Booking.com Employee Review

5.0
Sep 5, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- The company gives a good compensation package that includes good basic salary, yearly stock grant, and some perks (great choice of breakfast and lunch at the office, reimbursement for bicycle if you're based in Amsterdam, desk and chair for WFH setup, etc) - The people are helpful, friendly, and capable at what they're doing - The company really values work-life balance, if you're not on your on-call schedule (or part of the escalation path), you are highly unlikely to be bothered by any work-related things after working hours - Hybrid work setup (3 days WFH, 2 days WFO but in my experience this is not mandatory either) - The company gives a quite generous relocation package to help you (and your family, if you're already married) move to Amsterdam

Cons

- Monthly healthcare insurance premium is not part of your compensation package, although if you're hired in engineering/product roles, the premium is most probably something that you can afford on your own with no problem - The company is complex with a huge legacy system that have been there for more than a decade, sometimes it takes time to complete tasks that rely on other teams

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5.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
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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
4.0
Jul 7, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

People are great, I have created amazing connections and friendships along the way. Fun work environment we work hard but are able to play harder. Global reach, often connecting with people around the world.

Cons

Not much mobility and constant change. Hard to be stable in that kind of environment. Many times the plan is not fully complete before expecting execution and very siloed creating duplication of effort and work.

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