J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Barclays (Hong Kong) en mars 2010
Entretien
Written technical test held by the recruiter. Brief chat on the past working experience with recruiter then introduced to interview with employer. Very compact interview process within 2 days. First day involves meeting multiple groups of prospect hiring managers. Java related technical questions, very basic concept, static, final, inner class, how to declare instance of inner class, what's common usage. How to define a GUI - skeleton code. Asked to describe algorithm/data structure to modle a building in virtual reality application. Write down skeleton code for Shell script to handle log investigation. Second day sommoned in again to further verify the technical skill set expected by the interested hiring manager. Application of analytical skills in a real-time support scenario, given a architecture diagram, asked to explain the problem diagnostics process. Asked to explain TCP/UDP and related tools. Very quick decision after process is completed.
Questions d'entretien [2]
Question 1
Write down code to calculate Fibonacci in 2 ways - then asked to explain complexity.
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Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.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.