Software Engineer II Interview Experience - New York, New York
February 13, 2025
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Reached out by a recruiter for one round of interview for background and experience discussion with a coding component. This was followed by a second round of interview that was a bit longer and involved talking to people closer to the role's team and the Hiring Manager.
Questions
Standard LeetCode-style problem, current financial experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Bank of America Software Engineer II role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Bank of America's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bank of America's Software Engineer II interview process in New York, New York.
Bank of America Work Experiences
3.0
Employee Work Experience
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 13, 2025
Pros: - Work can be interesting at times.
- Can learn a lot about large-scale systems.
Cons: If the team doesn’t get a large budget allocated, you will most likely be working on a really old application and feel siloed.
1.0
Generous Pay, Chaotic Start
Software Engineer II • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 9, 2025
Pros: 1. The pay was generous.
Cons: 1. The manager resigned on the first day, and I was immediately kicked into a different team.
1.0
Bureaucratic, Micromanaged, Slow Tech
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 9, 2025
Pros: Here are five mandatory words.
Cons: Inconsistency in workflow causes several problems.
Your satisfaction on this job is highly dependent on your team. You might get stuck in a team full of micromanagers if unlucky.
Bureaucratic beyond anything; it gets very political.
Some people have egos and never admit when they are wrong.
Management has trouble communicating difficult asks.
Ancient technology; slow to improve on this. You will be behind in the industry working here.
Barely any raises, slow to promotions.
Late nights can be common.
- 3.0Employee Work ExperienceSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: - Work can be interesting at times. - Can learn a lot about large-scale systems.Cons: If the team doesn’t get a large budget allocated, you will most likely be working on a really old application and feel siloed.
- 1.0Generous Pay, Chaotic StartSoftware Engineer II • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Pros: 1. The pay was generous.Cons: 1. The manager resigned on the first day, and I was immediately kicked into a different team.
- 1.0Bureaucratic, Micromanaged, Slow TechSoftware Engineer II • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 9, 2025Pros: Here are five mandatory words.Cons: Inconsistency in workflow causes several problems. Your satisfaction on this job is highly dependent on your team. You might get stuck in a team full of micromanagers if unlucky. Bureaucratic beyond anything; it gets very political. Some people have egos and never admit when they are wrong. Management has trouble communicating difficult asks. Ancient technology; slow to improve on this. You will be behind in the industry working here. Barely any raises, slow to promotions. Late nights can be common.
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