Me postulé a través de una recomendación de un empleado. El proceso tomó 3 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en Backbase (Ámsterdam) en jul 2020
Entrevista
Just to make it clear: I haven't received an offer yet, but if I get it I will probably accept.
I was referred by my former colleague.
First round was a short talk with the recruiter just as an introduction.
Then they sent me a test assignment. Normally they expect to complete it during a week but I didn't have much time and they allowed to take more days. It wasn't that complex and solutions can be easily found in github(for example), but I wrote my own solution, which is also open on github.
After I sent it back and they checked it they scheduled the the next round with 2 engineers. We went through the assignment and discussed some other programming aspects. Everything went smoothly and I have a very positive impression.
After that it was a last round with 2 developers managers. We were talking about ways of working, some principles and about software production in general. Was also a very good experience.
Currently I'm waiting for the feedback and decided to write a positive review even if I will not get an offer.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
1. Test assignment
2. Discussing solution, data structures, complexity, testing, patterns etc.
3. Scrum, pipelines, release cycles etc.
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Backbase (Ámsterdam) en may 2025
Entrevista
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.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 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.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
They don't have any technical knowledge-- that's why they couldn't ask. Actually they have no idea to do it.