I have 4 stage interview process, 1st stage was behavioral and aptitude test, after I had Hack rank for coding then live interview with two senior developers(they were nice and friendly but I have to have great answer , add humor and share something really touching to connect with them), after all the above I got my offer but unfortunately lost it due to some complications with i sorted out with my recruiter and he asked me to apply in session but by then Barclays no longer offered sponsorship
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Question 1
a lot of question about a hypothetical situation and what you would have done, they also asked about system design basics and DSA and your particular programming language, amongst other things
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Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.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
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.