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      Backbase

      Engaged Employer

      Backbase reviews

      3.1

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (633 total reviews)
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      Jouk Pleiter

      50% approve of CEO

      39% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Backbase has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Backbase employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      633 reviews
      5.0
      Jul 3, 2026

      Fast-moving, ambitious company with real momentum

      Vp global services strategy & partner delivery
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      After my first few months, I have found Backbase to be an ambitious, fast-moving and genuinely collaborative company. The strategy is evolving rapidly around AI-native and agentic banking, which makes the work highly relevant and creates many opportunities to contribute. People are accessible, ideas can move quickly, and there is a strong bias for action. I have also experienced the Backbase CODE in practice, particularly collaborating as one, starting with the why, telling it like it is and raising the bar. Employees are given meaningful responsibility and can have visible impact without waiting for lengthy hierarchies.

      Cons

      The pace of change can be intense, and priorities sometimes evolve quickly. This is probably not the ideal environment for someone looking for a highly predictable, narrowly defined or routine role. Success requires comfort with ambiguity, proactive communication and the ability to continuously reprioritize.

      1.0
      Jul 2, 2026

      Horrible work life balance

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Average pay scale Lunch everyday Good learning budget

      Cons

      Worst work life balance No overtime pay Management is not tech heavy so its very very hard to explain bottlenecks No leaves approval

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