[sidchilling]

That’s interesting. Could you expand a bit more? How do interviews happen in Europe?

I interviewed with booking.com in Amsterdam a couple years ago and it was the same thing — same questions testing prep.

[lmarcos]

Just apply to any non-famous software company (95% of the software companies in Amsterdam) and you will find decent interviews (no tricky tests).

[zerr]

I believe the same applies to most non-famous companies in US or other places as well.

[Apocryphon]

Booking.com feels like a particularly Silicon Valley-savvy European company. They seemed to be an early adopter of HN: Who's Hiring? threads, for instance.

[speedgoose]

In my experience and also from what my friends and co-workers told me, it's a lot more about your network and your experience. If you have a good resume and people recommending you, you skip the technical interview part.

I interviewed for one American company once. Didn't like it despite the nice hotel. I also didn't get the job.