Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Backbase (Amsterdam) nel mese di nov 2020
Colloquio
I had a programming assignment that should be finished in a week, resulting in a Java Restfull web service representing an African board game.
After finishing the assignment there was a technical meeting with 2 senior engineers, discussing the processes and decisions made in the assignment.
This was followed with a final meeting with a Development manager and a Product owner.
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Why I used a Hexagonal architecture to accommodate the application.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Backbase (Amsterdam) nel mese di mag 2025
Colloquio
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.
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Homework: create an API to rate restaurants, get back the top rated ones, query data from another API.
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Backbase nel mese di mag 2025
Colloquio
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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Domanda 1
They don't have any technical knowledge-- that's why they couldn't ask. Actually they have no idea to do it.