I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Backbase in Jun 2021
Interview
I applied for the position of Senior iOS Engineer. The process was very smooth and straight to the line and took no more than 3 weeks from the day of application till the offer.
First step:
Interview with HR/talent recruiter where I got to know about Backbase and they got to know about me, my experience, and my expectations.
Second step:
Interview with one of the engineers where they provide a technical assignment which needs to be completed in given timeline.
Third step:
Interview with 2 iOS engineers where they asked questions from technical assignment and more technical questions regarding iOS & Swift
Fourth step:
Finally last Interview with Delivery Director where they checked the overall fit and managerial questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- iOS Assignment(Follow the instructions and develop app they provided in the interview)
- Swift Questions
- iOS technical Questions
- Architecture, CI-CD related Questions
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.
Interview questions [1]
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%
Phone interview: 16%
Presentation: 16%
Group panel interview: 14%
Drug test: 12%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
Other: 2%
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