I applied online. I interviewed at bunq (Amsterdam) in Mar 2026
Interview
I interviewed for an iOS Developer position and unfortunately had one of the worst recruitment experiences I've had.
The process moved through two interview rounds, but communication was inconsistent from start to finish. After my second interview, I was told to expect feedback within 5–15 days. Instead, I received an automated email stating that my application had been closed because the company had not heard from me, even though I was waiting for their feedback. The company later admitted this was their mistake and reopened my application, but it created unnecessary confusion and significantly reduced my confidence in the process.
Another disappointing aspect was the lack of human interaction. At no point did I have a conversation with a recruiter or hiring manager outside of the interviews. The process felt heavily automated, with long periods of silence and generic communication. It gave the impression that efficiency and automation were prioritized over the candidate experience.
I understand that companies receive many applications, but if resources are limited, expectations should be managed accordingly. Candidates invest considerable time preparing for interviews and deserve timely communication, transparency, and meaningful feedback.
To their credit, when I raised these concerns after the process, they acknowledged the mistake, apologized, and responded professionally. However, that did not change the overall experience.
**Pros:** Interviewers were professional.
**Cons:** Poor communication, excessive reliance on automation, long waiting periods, administrative errors, and a lack of transparency throughout the recruitment process.
**Advice to Management:** Invest more in the candidate experience. Ensure applicants receive accurate updates, reduce unnecessary automation in communication, and remember that interviews are a two-way evaluation. A poor hiring process can discourage strong candidates from wanting to join the company.
Very weird interview process. It seemed like they did not know what they were doing. Hr was nice but confused. I wont apply here again everything they say about hr on the web is corrct
This was my first interview, and I had it with their head of HR. There were very many warning flags during that interview, a first meeting, so you expect the company to be presenting its best face. The head of HR at one point said to me that they have a pretty strict culture. She gave an example of this. She said that when someone hands in {swear word} work, the response can be quite hard. And I said to her, is that an experience that you commonly have—that people hand in work that is regarded that way by their managers? And she got very defensive and went on a rant about their culture and how they have high standards, and if people are doing {swear word} work, then they should expect a response from management. This was all I needed to know. I thanked her for her time at that point, pulled out of the interview process, and was very glad that I did so, having since heard many other stories about this company since then. Hard to believe that the head of HR would use swearing language to describe the work of the engineers, and that she thought that was okay.
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