Does Backbase pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Backbase employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Backbase. This rating has decreased by 10% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Backbase?

44% of Backbase employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Backbase 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 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 (10) , Frontend Engineer (9) , Project Manager (9) , UX Designer (9) , Backend Developer (8) , Frontend Developer (8)

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

"Great culture (and office) in Amsterdam" ((in 82 reviews)); "work life balance is good" ((in 41 reviews)); "Colleague were nice" ((in 32 reviews)); "good work culture and people and hr" ((in 21 reviews)); "Some of the hybrid benefits are good." ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Salaries are low for other roles except developers" ((in 36 reviews)); "Awful manager, unorganized, caos and no solutions." ((in 19 reviews)); "Weak company strategy results in frequent layoffs." ((in 10 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch with how other dutch companies treat their employees." ((in 9 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 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Backbase layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Backbase layoffs and their outlook for job security at Backbase in 2026.

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Backbase reviews

3.1

44% would recommend to a friend

(626 total reviews)

Jouk Pleiter

50% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Career opportunities

2.6

Senior management

Backbase has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 626 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 IT industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

626 reviews

5.0

Aug 18, 2025

Growth is inevitable

Senior project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Teams move fast, build things, and figure it out as they go. If you’re looking for a safety net, this ain’t it. Love it here!

Cons

A great place for self-starters, less guidance for juniors.

5.0

Feb 2, 2025

Great place to work

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and fellow colleagues

Cons

Poor management is one thing that lets the company down

5.0

Nov 11, 2024

Happy as can be

Group product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work with great people. Not a blame culture. Listened to and appreciated.

Cons

Bonus is against Sales targets. Doesnt always feel right if the targets that i have no control over results in a poor bonus.

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