Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
June 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I was originally hired as a contractor, which is a relatively easier interview than for a full-time position.
Phone screen with a current team member. Pretty straightforward. Basic Java questions and questions about my past projects.
Questions
Who will win the World Cup?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the Bank of America Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
27%
Pass Rate
Bank of America's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral27%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bank of America's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Bank of America Work Experiences
2.0
Antiquated mentality towards tech and software engineering
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 9, 2025
Pros: Co-workers at BofA are typically down-to-earth, easy-going people, at least on the tech side. The business side stakeholders are obnoxious, but that's pretty much the case at most big banks.
If you don't like splitting hairs over what the Jira story should say, then you might find yourself at home at BofA. Jira's have a lot of required boilerplate, but beyond that, no one really cares about their content (or so it seems).
Cons: If you're interested in a tech-forward mentality, from my limited experience, I doubt you'll find that at BofA.
Quartz (their proprietary grid platform) is very poorly documented. Their version control mechanism is unintuitive. Code reviews don't happen.
Perhaps other teams there are different. I'm not sure how advancement happens there, but my perception is that it happens slowly.
5.0
Love Every Bit Here
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 3, 2021
Pros: Great company, I love every bit of it.
Cons: No downside to working here.
3.0
Stable But Low Pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 15, 2025
Pros: stable job with almost zero chance of getting laid off.
Cons: Low pay, legacy tech stack.
- 2.0Antiquated mentality towards tech and software engineeringSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 9, 2025Pros: Co-workers at BofA are typically down-to-earth, easy-going people, at least on the tech side. The business side stakeholders are obnoxious, but that's pretty much the case at most big banks. If you don't like splitting hairs over what the Jira story should say, then you might find yourself at home at BofA. Jira's have a lot of required boilerplate, but beyond that, no one really cares about their content (or so it seems).Cons: If you're interested in a tech-forward mentality, from my limited experience, I doubt you'll find that at BofA. Quartz (their proprietary grid platform) is very poorly documented. Their version control mechanism is unintuitive. Code reviews don't happen. Perhaps other teams there are different. I'm not sure how advancement happens there, but my perception is that it happens slowly.
- 5.0Love Every Bit HereSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 3, 2021Pros: Great company, I love every bit of it.Cons: No downside to working here.
- 3.0Stable But Low PaySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 15, 2025Pros: stable job with almost zero chance of getting laid off.Cons: Low pay, legacy tech stack.
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