I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (Birmingham, Angleterre) in Sep 2019
Interview
After the CV scan it there was an online assessment on a specialised platform with 2 coding challenges. You had 2h to solve them. During the whole process you were monitored both on the camera and on the microphone, and your browser was recorded.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a String in form a+bcd, compute the associated value.
Eg: 1234 a+bcd output:235
Indetail interview process with appropriate focus on all concept of programming and analysis.
Round-1 with project based evaluation and technologies and tool used for requirement gathering.
Round-2 The continuation with first and certain technically fluent challenging question
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
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.