I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at BMO Financial Group (Edmonton, AB) in Oct 2020
Interview
I interviewed at Edmonton, AB. Received an invitation of a video interview then virtual interview.
The video interview is totally irrelevant with the position I applied for. I prepared very well for behavioral questions but it ends up asking me what is my favorite product and what do I think about market trend.
I mean come on I'm a computer science student and have no interest in market trend or economic climate. This is very disrespectful because they are using the same set of questions for all discipline.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your favorite product?
Based on market trends, what do you think this position will bring you?
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?