Backbase reviews

3.1

46% would recommend to a friend

(73 total reviews)
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Jouk Pleiter

52% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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4.0
Feb 11, 2015
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Pros

There are two big departments in Backbase: R&D and Expert Services. R&D department delivering a product and ES integrating it and consulting customers. It is possible to move inside departments and teams if you suddenly don't like working in other group. Company gives ability to grow professionally and to embody your ambitions. Salary indexed every year based on peer review and PDP review. If you perform well salary will be increased up to 6% otherwise you get 2% rise. Colleagues are very professional and you can really learn a lot in this environment. Scrum methodology allows to fill less pressure on the process. Company provides with nice free lunch in the office and snacks/cookies/drinks during a day. Backbase encourage self education and compensate books and conferences.

Cons

If you want to negotiate for some special conditions or advantages to yourself do it before signing contract. Company growing and that causing some instability and unclarity. Not much collaboration at the moment between groups, but this getting better. Backbase don't hold people much

5.0
Sep 8, 2014
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Pros

The salary is at a very high level for Amsterdam standards. You get a lot of travel opportunities all over the world. The people are very nice, you make a lot of friends within the company. Effort is recognized and people acknowledge hard work and it is appreciated and returned. Small size also means that you know everyone by name. SEO can sell a fridge to an Eskimo. Expert Services manager at the time of this review is the best manager I ever had.

Cons

The product needs a lot of work and causes frustration. The company is fast paced and you may switch projects a lot when working as a consultant. A lot of projects are undersold/underestimated which causes tight deadlines and more frustration. Projects are supposed to be developed using an agile methodology, but they are not in reality.

2.0
Jan 2, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- The people are friendly and open - Free lunch and drinks - relatively close to the city center - great working hours; no one works ridiculous overtime

Cons

- The product is buggy, hard to use and in direct contradiction to the company vision they keep propagating - Bad pay - Management interferes when there is no need to, and doesn't interfere when they should - There is no energy here. You don't get the feeling that everyone is working towards a common goal. The people don't really believe in the product, they just do their little job, talk bad about management and the product, and go home at 5

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