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%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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Seems overly excessive. Three rounds before hr/fit and they ask a lot of very varied questions. You spend around 2-3 hours writing code while they throw all kinds of questions at you from TCP to threading to data structures, to puzzle/logic questions. It is exhausting and slow. Additionally they don’t pay well so beware. One of the questions I asked was what version of c++ they use, and the guy didn’t know if it was 14 or 17. So you are expected to know a wide range of varied things on the spot but they can’t even tell you what version of c++ they use. Go figure. The office location isn’t competitive compared to other banks either, though some of the rounds are remote.
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Data structure questions then constantly drilling down to find out what you don’t know.
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.
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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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Memory allocations, smart pointers, live coding exercise where i had to explain polymorphism and inheritance