Recruiter screen, hiring manager video, account scenario, behavioral, and final with regional director. Partner Manager works with hotel chains and independent properties.
Walk me through negotiating a complex hotel-chain partnership.
Tell me about handling a partner crisis.
Describe advocating for a partner against internal pressure.
How do you balance Booking's interests vs. partner interests?
Data Scientist
virtual
· Difficulty 5/5
Recruiter screen, technical phone (SQL + Python + stats), virtual onsite with case study on bidding optimization, ML deep-dive, behavioral, and team-fit. Marketing DS at Booking optimizes billions in ad spend.
Walk me through an experiment that changed a marketing decision.
Tell me about a model deprecation. Why?
Describe partnering with marketing on a controversial bidding decision.
How do you handle causality in observational marketing data?
Product Manager
virtual
· Difficulty 4/5
Recruiter screen, hiring manager call, product-sense round on mobile conversion, analytical, cross-functional, and exec final. Mobile PM at Booking works one of the largest travel mobile apps.
Walk me through an experiment-driven launch.
Tell me about a feature you killed. Why?
Describe partnering with engineering on a complex iOS/Android decision.
How do you balance app simplicity vs. feature surface?