I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Backbase in Sep 2024
Interview
The aks you to build an application with a lot of requirements, and they don't even bother to arrange a meeting to discuss it. You just get a call by the recruiter and then the coding exercise. They expect you to deliver a full application, considering that this is just an interview stage, I just delivered the app and it was working fine. But, according to them, it was not senior level worth it. Excuse me for not spending weeks developing a senior worth app.
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Question 1
They did not even meet with the person until the last stage
I applied online. I interviewed at Backbase (Amsterdam) in May 2025
Interview
Even the interview is a nightmare. They require you to do homework, with a full page of description what they expect from you, and they are unable to send the input file at the first place. They do not share the criteria, but after they reject on like typos and even thing which are not valid.
They are focused what you do not know, and not interested at all what you know.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Homework: create an API to rate restaurants, get back the top rated ones, query data from another API.
I found the interviewers somewhat disrespectful. While I was trying to clearly explain the system and the technical background, they seemed distracted—typing and not really listening. Later, they asked questions I had already answered, which made the whole experience feel dismissive.
It wasn’t a great interaction, and frankly, I don’t think I’d be comfortable working with people who approach conversations like that.
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Question 1
They don't have any technical knowledge-- that's why they couldn't ask. Actually they have no idea to do it.
Senior Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Backbase with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 77% positive. To compare, the company-average is 89.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Engineer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 13 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 Senior Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Presentation: 16%
Phone interview: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 2%
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