Is Backbase a good company to work for as a Frontend Engineer?

Frontend Engineer professionals working at Backbase have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 25 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Backbase employees being 3.1 out of 5 stars. Search open Frontend Engineer Jobs at Backbase now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Frontend Engineer interview questions at Backbase .

Does Backbase pay Frontend Engineer employees well?

Frontend Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Backbase with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 25 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is equal to the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Frontend Engineer salaries at Backbase.

How happy are Frontend Engineer professionals working at Backbase?

64% of Frontend Engineer employees at Backbase would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 30% in the past 12 months. Frontend Engineer professionals have also rated Backbase with a 3.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.5 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Backbase?

Senior Backend Engineer (26) , Senior Software Engineer (23) , Business Analyst (21) , Software Engineer (19) , Backend Engineer (18) , Senior Project Manager (16) , Senior Business Analyst (13) , Senior Frontend Engineer (13) , QA Engineer (12) , Senior QA Engineer (11) , Frontend Developer (9) , Frontend Engineer (9) , Project Manager (9) , UX Designer (9) , Backend Developer (8)

What are the pros of working at Backbase according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture (and office) in Amsterdam" ((in 81 reviews)); "good work life balance in company" ((in 46 reviews)); "Colleague were nice" ((in 30 reviews)); "good work culture and people and hr" ((in 19 reviews)); "The teams are collaborative and there is a strong emphasis on solving real customer problems." ((in 19 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Backbase according to real employee reviews?

"Salaries are low for other roles except developers" ((in 37 reviews)); "Awful manager, unorganized, caos and no solutions." ((in 19 reviews)); "Weak company strategy results in frequent layoffs." ((in 12 reviews)); "senior leadership is a turnstile; we hire good people but they run for the hills once they see the depth of the dishonesty and dysfunction" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is disappointing" ((in 6 reviews))

Backbase Frontend Engineer reviews

3.2

64% would recommend to a friend

(25 total reviews)

Jouk Pleiter

37% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

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Frontend Engineer employees have rated Backbase with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 25 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Frontend Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Backbase is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Frontend Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the IT industry (3.9 stars).

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25 reviews

4.0

Jun 19, 2026

Great culture and work-life balance, but few appraisals

Frontend developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Culture. Good work life balance.

Cons

Less appraisals. Small office (I guess they are now shifting to bigger)

3.0

May 21, 2026

Good pay and tech exposure, but minimal salary hikes

Senior frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1.Good initial salary. 2.Latest technologies and AI exposure. 3.Office lunch. 4.Flexible timings and no micromanagement. 5.Two times per week office

Cons

1.Almost zero to 3% hikes. 2.Even after receiving promotion,hike is very less. 3.from the last 3 years salary didnt even increase 3 lakhs of the over all package.

4.0

Sep 27, 2025

good work life balance

Senior frontend engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work life balance is very good, offices are nice.

Cons

messy management and product, you need to be self sufficient if you want to get things done

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