I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group in Mar 2021
Interview
Two back to back rounds of interviews with different teams. Interviews were mostly behavioral, with a few technical questions thrown in.
The interviewers were very friendly and made me feel at ease, and gave great feedback after.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would your friends describe as your hallmark weakness?
I applied online. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2025
Interview
Interesting, 2 stages, one with manager and tech lead, second with tech lead and developers. Focused on being a product engineer and coding (medium difficulty question). Asking about JavaScript and TypeScript.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How have you shown you are a product thinking engineer?
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
1:1 team lead interview with resume review and how to implement basic class. You can only pass if you know what you are doing in my opinion. He will question your every decision and make sure you know why what you chose is a good / bad option. The interviewer is very nice though otherwise, making jokes during the interview. But you better know what you're doing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a FIFO queue using modern C++ and low latency techniques
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Toronto, ON) in Sep 2025
Interview
First stage of the process was a one way interview. Mainly questions like "Why BMO?" or "Tell me about a project you did", and one situational question like "what would you do if you were part of 'x' team that is having this problem" etc. The second stage would have been a first-round interview with a recruiter or manager, and then a possible second round with team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a project you did. What did you gain from it?