Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at BNP Paribas with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 30 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at BNP Paribas overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at BNP Paribas as a Software Engineer according to 30 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 17%
Phone interview: 16%
Background check: 8%
Presentation: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Goregaon East) in Oct 2013
Interview
Process started with a call from some staffing consultancy they scheduled a telephonic interview, I was asked a few very basic questions about java ,javascript ,database .They were very much interested in my nature of work at current position was asked to expound on how my average day at workplace goes. I was called for face 2 face in their goregaon office. gave a technical round then one programming test asked me to implement caching. Then they took me on 4th floor for paris round a guy from paris on phone took technical interview not too tough though more like asking about my skill set. Then had a discussion, sort of managerial round with the head of GECD department and then hr round. I was told i was hired in hr discussion and salary would be as per my expectation they even didnt tried to negotiate to a package which was 100 % hike from my previous salary (It was a reputable CMMI 5 service company)was on top of the world.
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Question 1
Didnot expected them to throw a key board on me to write a program to implement caching in java
website application, etc.
make the schedule with HR email and the phone call, etc.
microsoft video call interview with two business persons one by one, etc.
wait the result. etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Dublin, Dublin) in May 2026
Interview
Applied online, heard back in about two weeks. Process was three rounds: HR phone screen, a technical/case interview, then a panel with two managers.
Overall a positive experience. Interviewers were professional and well prepared. First call was straightforward — motivation, why BNP, why this team. Second round had a market/risk case and some CV deep-dives; they push on details so know your numbers. Final panel was more behavioral, with a few curveballs on how you handle pressure.
Pace was a bit slow between stages and communication could've been quicker, but recruiter was responsive when chased.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why BNP Paribas over competitors? Walk me through a time you managed conflicting deadlines. How would you assess risk on X?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Lisbon, Lisbon District) in Aug 2025
Interview
First challenge was C++ hacker rank test with 2 coding challenges and 2 math questions. For the second technical interview C++ theoretical questions regarding memory allocations and live coding exercise where I implemented a load balancer.
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Question 1
Memory allocations, smart pointers, live coding exercise where i had to explain polymorphism and inheritance