promised much, delivered nothing - Avis employé Software Engineer Booking.com

1,0
22 juin 2013
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Avantages

pay is reasonably good, as is the location in the city centre of manchester and the new office building is very impressive.

Inconvénients

another web based company who have made so many failed attempts in the last 3 years at a mobile presence it's embarrassing. the quality of the engineering is pitiful, with the obsession on quick fixes and hacks to increase 'conversion' as opposed to anything scalable or robust. from the top down, the bullying, call-centre culture the business was borne out of still permeates. if you are a software engineer wants to be challenged, rentalcars is not for you. if you want to argue the toss about a/b testing on native apps, or backend api design with inept managements then fill your boots. as an aside to this, the hours are unusually long (40/week) and there is absolutely nothing in terms of personal development or staff perks. you even have to provide your own coffee - archaic...

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5,0
30 mai 2026
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Avantages

Great, definitely recommend if looking for start up

Inconvénients

No cons all pros only

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Réponse de Booking.com
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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
4 juin 2026
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Avantages

Flexibility, make your own schedule

Inconvénients

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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