I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Backbase (Amsterdam) in Nov 2020
Interview
There were 3 interviews and a technical assignment. The first one was a phone screening. The second one was a technical interview and the last one was with the HR manager and a Sr PO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- How can you get the previous data from a data stream with RxJS?
- How can you combine 2 data streams together and use as one observable?
- How can you put a limit to data that you get from stream?
Most candidates report 3–5 rounds:
Recruiter / HR screening
Discuss experience, role expectations, English level, fintech exposure.
Online coding / technical assessment
Often Codility test (Angular / JavaScript / algorithm / small coding tasks).
Technical interview
Deep discussion on Angular, TypeScript, JS fundamentals, CSS.
Sometimes includes live coding or code walkthrough.
Manager / cultural fit round
Resume-based discussion, teamwork, culture alignment.
Offer stage
Typical duration: 1–2 weeks (sometimes faster).
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Backbase in Sep 2022
Interview
Interview process includes 2 hours coding round based on Angular which was done on codility platform, technical interview on Angular basics, Javascript basics and advance & CSS with its preprocessors and manager round.
I applied online. I interviewed at Backbase (Hyderābād) in Jun 2022
Interview
The interview process was well structured and well organised , the recruiter explains the roles and responsiblites very clearly in the beginning of the process , one of the best interview process experience I had till now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the question were asked from JavaScript , TypeScript and Angular.
Frontend Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Backbase with 3.1 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 Frontend Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Frontend Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
Skills test: 12%
Phone interview: 12%
Drug test: 8%
Background check: 8%
Personality test: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
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