I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Backbase (Bengaluru) in Jul 2021
Interview
1. HR discussion on the past, current role and fit for the organisation
2. Technical Interview - Android fundamentals, Android Architecture, SOLID principles, Implementation architecture, Dependency Injection
3. Assignment submission for coding problem on Android
4. Cultural fit with the technical director
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What are the architectures you have worked on ?
2. Difference between MVP and MVVM ?
3. Have you used Koin ?
4. What is SSL pinning ?
5. What are SOLID principles ?
6. Explain Dependency Injection ?
7. Kotlin functions
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Backbase (Amsterdam) in Nov 2022
Interview
The interview process is split into 5 moments: HR contact, technical challenge (and here you can choose if you want a technical assignment or a technical conversation), technical interview (based on the assignment), cultural screening and proposal. The whole process is very empathetic and open to brainstorm. Also, it looks focused in company cultural fit rather than technical excellence (besides still giving quite an importance to it, given the role)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There are not necessarily question but more an open conversation. Although, it is clear that some aspects are important, such as code design, decision making, web security and so on
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Backbase in Jun 2022
Interview
Entire Interview Process was very well streamlined and took about 3 weeks to complete. HR was quick in giving feedback and kept in touch throughout the process. It consists of 3 rounds followed by HR discussion
1. Online Assessment(Contains a mix of development and DSA tasks)
2. Technical Discussion
3. Techno Managerial Discussion
4. HR Round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Brush up on your core skills especially Java 8, Spring, Springboot and Microservices Architecture. Also touch upon easy and medium level problem solving questions from GFG or Leetcode.
Principal Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Backbase with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 89.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Principal Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Backbase overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Backbase as a Principal Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 15%
Phone interview: 15%
Drug test: 15%
One on one interview: 15%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
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