J'ai postulé via un établissement d'enseignement supérieur ou universitaire. Le processus a pris 4 jours. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (Pune) en oct. 2025
Entretien
1. Online Assessment (Aptitude + Coding / Work Style)
Depending on role:
Aptitude / Logical reasoning
Behavioral / Work-style test (measures how you respond in work situations)
For tech roles: Coding round on platforms like HackerRank
Problems are usually medium difficulty (Arrays, Strings, Greedy, HashMap, DP basics).
2. Technical Interview(s)
Usually 1 or 2 rounds.
They ask about:
Core programming (Java / C++ / Python)
Data Structures + Algorithms
OOP Concepts
SQL + Database basics
Networking basics (sometimes)
Past project explanation
Be ready to explain your own real contribution clearly.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Given a string, find the first non-repeating character.
Rotate an array by K positions.
The interview felt less like an assessment of Java engineering ability and more like a pub quiz for obscure syntax trivia. Instead of exploring problem-solving, design decisions, debugging skills, or real-world development experience, the focus seemed to be on recalling exact language details that most professional developers would simply look up in seconds.
It's a curious hiring strategy: rejecting people who know how to build software because they can't instantly recite syntax that modern IDEs autocomplete for them anyway
Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.
Initial CGPA based screening.
Three rounds in total post that.
First eliminatory round consisted of DSA and sql round for screening.
Difficulty Leet Code Medium.Strings question.
Pen paper DSA in person. Leet Code Easy. A sorting variant.
HR or behavioural round.
Final verdict: Selected
J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (München, Bavaria)
Entretien
I arrived at the Barclays Munich office on Leopoldstraße. A friendly recruiter named Katharina welcomed me. We discussed Java microservices, Kubernetes deployments, and team culture. The atmosphere felt professional yet relaxed. Overall, a positive experience.