Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. La procedura ha richiesto 6 giorni. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Barclays nel mese di apr 2010
Colloquio
Everything started with a call by a recruiter who fixed up a phone interview the very next day. Answered many technical questions related to the domain that I applied for. Did pretty well and landed up with a 1:1 interview less than a week later
The 1:1 interview was pretty good, interviewers are professional and know what they are talking about. However they really can make the candidate feel nervous. So I got rather slightly flustered and answered some of the technical questions badly. Might be why I did not get the offer after all.
One advice to candidates will be to brush up on whatever technical skills that is stated the the JD, and stay calm and composed through-out.
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Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.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
Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Barclays (München, Bavaria)
Colloquio
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.
