BNP Paribas·Software Engineer

BNP Paribas Software Engineer interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process kicked off with a HackerRank-style step that looked like a mix of a business problem and basic programming fundamentals.

I had around forty-five minutes to explain how I’d apply cloud computing ideas to a new retail scenario, and then I got questions like what OOP is and similar foundational topics.

After that, I went through a more explicitly technical phase where the focus stayed on Python and SQL, with a follow-up round that included a business conversation with another developer. The Java-style “LeetCode easy” question vibe showed up again in a technical round, and then there was a final assessment-centre style stage that ran online.

Overall, it was thorough and structured, but I didn’t make it to an

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