I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Praga)
Interview
3 Rounds.
1st is HR.
2nd Phone Interview. Mostly asked about my experience and some technical questions only about Java language.
3rd. Final round with Team Leader and Senior Software Engineer. Coding interview. Asked how to randomly shuffle an array of integers. Discussed Time complexity. Then asked about Java Threads and how HashMap works.
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.
3 or 4 Rounds based on role and requirements.
1 or 2 Tech round about your skills and projects will be discussed.
Next is manager round where your inter personal or decision making ability will be discussed. Last HR round where your ctc will be discussed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Skill - SQL
Few Topics - Joins, Windows Functions, Indexes, Partitions, XACT_ABORT, etc.