Process
I had a phone screen with a member of their IT department, and it was a horrible experience overall. The interviewer had an incredibly heavy accent, and I couldn't understand him. When I asked him to repeat a question more than once, he got frustrated. I really wouldn't want to work anywhere where their IT department is full of engineers that can't speak English (I'm an immigrant myself, by the way).
Questions
Very simple algorithm questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 84 interview experiences for the Bank of America Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
27%
Pass Rate
Bank of America's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral35%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Bank of America's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Bank of America Work Experiences
1.0
Rude managers and outdated technology
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Dallas, Texas, United States
October 10, 2022
Pros: They pay you well enough.
Cons: Managers were never available to talk to you. I would go DAYS without hearing back from them on time-sensitive projects, then get yelled at when I wasn't completing tasks on time. They use Skype/Outlook to communicate, and more than half the time ignore you, even with persistent pestering.
They are racist. Bunch of Indian managers trying to get more Indian people in the company. If you're any race other than Indian, they hate you and refuse to help you. I had to learn Cassandra on the job (they knew I didn't know it and asked me to learn it) but while telling me to learn it, they mocked me publicly for not knowing it previously. Then, another one of my teammates (Indian) said she also doesn't know Cassandra, and now everything is okay and it's fine to not know it. There are too many examples like this to list of Indian favoritism. I suppose if you're Indian, this place will be perfect for you, but any other races should run for the hills.
I had managers shout at me multiple times (only Indian managers) for not understanding something or asking clarifying questions. Many of my colleagues there also felt the same way as me.
Furthermore, on the tech side, they are using extremely outdated technology such as SoapUI for fully-fledged QA testing. Software engineers will spend 60% of their time developing crappy SoapUI tests. Their development process is a mess, and everyone across multiple teams is sharing dev/test environments, and there is no way to test your code locally. This means that everyone is competing for compute time, and you only have seconds to upload and test your code before someone else deploys their code (overwriting your deployment). Such a disaster of a company. They're going to die as a company unless something drastic changes fast.
5.0
Good company to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
June 14, 2022
Pros: Friendly environment.
Teams will help and guide whenever needed.
Benefits are there.
Cons: Nothing bad about the company. Everything good.
4.0
Chill Vibes, Boring Projects
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
July 30, 2024
Pros: Very chill work environment and colleagues.
Cons: Projects can be boring because it's a bank.
- 1.0Rude managers and outdated technologySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeDallas, Texas, United StatesOctober 10, 2022Pros: They pay you well enough.Cons: Managers were never available to talk to you. I would go DAYS without hearing back from them on time-sensitive projects, then get yelled at when I wasn't completing tasks on time. They use Skype/Outlook to communicate, and more than half the time ignore you, even with persistent pestering. They are racist. Bunch of Indian managers trying to get more Indian people in the company. If you're any race other than Indian, they hate you and refuse to help you. I had to learn Cassandra on the job (they knew I didn't know it and asked me to learn it) but while telling me to learn it, they mocked me publicly for not knowing it previously. Then, another one of my teammates (Indian) said she also doesn't know Cassandra, and now everything is okay and it's fine to not know it. There are too many examples like this to list of Indian favoritism. I suppose if you're Indian, this place will be perfect for you, but any other races should run for the hills. I had managers shout at me multiple times (only Indian managers) for not understanding something or asking clarifying questions. Many of my colleagues there also felt the same way as me. Furthermore, on the tech side, they are using extremely outdated technology such as SoapUI for fully-fledged QA testing. Software engineers will spend 60% of their time developing crappy SoapUI tests. Their development process is a mess, and everyone across multiple teams is sharing dev/test environments, and there is no way to test your code locally. This means that everyone is competing for compute time, and you only have seconds to upload and test your code before someone else deploys their code (overwriting your deployment). Such a disaster of a company. They're going to die as a company unless something drastic changes fast.
- 5.0Good company to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJune 14, 2022Pros: Friendly environment. Teams will help and guide whenever needed. Benefits are there.Cons: Nothing bad about the company. Everything good.
- 4.0Chill Vibes, Boring ProjectsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesJuly 30, 2024Pros: Very chill work environment and colleagues.Cons: Projects can be boring because it's a bank.
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