Booking.com interview notes, page 2 of 2

“Nothing in my prep pointed toward hardware or IoT and here comes a smart lock question.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Booking.com, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Classic.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Booking.com, Online Assessment (OA) round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This was a lot to hold in your head at once.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Booking.com, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one tripped me up more than I expected.” The rest of the author's notes on Technical Program Manager interview at Booking.com, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went straight to triage mode: is this one user or widespread, which surface (web vs app vs API), recent deployments, that kind of thing.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Booking.com, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This tripped me up more than it should have.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Booking.com, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“The 'define it yourself' part is where I lost time.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Booking.com, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went with the alignment angle, talking about getting engineering and design on the same page without any real authority.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Booking.com, Hiring Manager Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“This one sprawled in every direction.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Booking.com, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Knocked this one out pretty fast which was a relief.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Booking.com, Online Assessment (OA) round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.