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Most of these Bank of America write-ups come from Software Engineers (32), then Data Scientists (11) and Machine Learning Engineers (2). The most reported rounds are the technical phone screen (26), the executive / final round (4), the recruiter screen (4) and the online assessment (3).

46 interview notes · updated Oct 2026

Bank of America·Software Engineer·Executive / Final Round

Aug 2026
Final round interview for a junior data analyst role at a large corporation, involving a panel with a recruiter, team lead, and their manager. The interview mixed general conversation, an English language portion, and a live Excel skills test. Got a call back 10-15 minutes later saying they liked me, which I'm still not sure how to read.
  • Live Excel practical test: complete a series of tasks using Excel functions, with the panel observing your process and problem-solving approach.
  • General background and motivations: standard conversational portion covering your experience, interest in the role, and fit with the team.

“I had practiced a lot coming in because I knew this was on the table.”

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Bank of America·Software Engineer·Executive / Final Round

Aug 2026
Final round in-person interview for a corporate MBA role that went completely off the rails when the interviewer admitted mid-conversation that they had pulled up the wrong candidate and spent ten minutes telling me I wasn't a good fit for a job I wasn't even applying for.
  • Who are you and what brings you here today?

“The interviewer literally opened by saying they hadn't looked at my resume.”

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Bank of America·Software Engineer·Executive / Final Round

Aug 2026
Final round at a professional services firm for what seemed like a nearly done deal. I was the only candidate brought to the final stage, got positive signals throughout, and then the hiring manager and a Senior Director didn't make an offer on the spot like the recruiter had hinted they might. Now I'm just waiting and second-guessing everything.
  • Are you genuinely planning to relocate to be closer to the office, given the commute distance involved?

“This came up more than once across the process, which tells you how much it was weighing on them.”

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Bank of America·Software Engineer·Technical Phone Screen

Sep 2026
Interviewed at a top hedge fund, felt good about the project and research walkthrough, then completely fell apart on two probability questions I'd done before. The interviewer had to basically solve them with me. Still stings.
  • Solve a probability problem presented on the spot during the interview.

“I knew this stuff.”

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Bank of America·AI Engineer·Onsite - Coding / Algorithms

Sep 2026
Ran a newly designed AI Engineer interview this week and came away genuinely shaken by how far ahead the candidates were operating. Built a PR-review exercise around catching bugs in agent-generated code, and two of the three candidates basically told me the whole premise was outdated.
  • How would you approach quality assurance in a safety-critical system where serious bugs are completely unacceptable, if you're not reading the code you generate?
  • Walk us through how you'd review a high-risk, agent-generated pull request that touches critical business logic, and how you'd drive any fixes you find.
  • What does your current workflow look like for managing code quality when you're generating most or all of the code with AI tools?

“I asked this expecting to catch someone out, and the answer I got was something like 'if I were doing healthcare or aerospace work I'd probably look closely at code review, maybe even write the checks myself.' My first reaction was that this was a non-answer from someone used to shipping PoCs.”

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Bank of America·Software Engineer·Executive / Final Round

Sep 2026
Went through a multi-stage process at a professional services firm, sailed through the first two rounds with positive feedback, then hit a slightly nerve-wracking final coffee chat with the hiring manager and a Senior Director. No offer on the spot, which the recruiter had floated as the best case, so now I'm just sitting here refreshing my inbox and second-guessing everything.
  • Are you genuinely committed to relocating for this role, given that you currently live outside the city?

“This came up more than once across the process, which tells you how much it was weighing on them.”

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