Is it hard to get hired as a Data Engineer at Barclays?

Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.

How long does it take to get hired as a Data Engineer at Barclays?

Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 120 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Barclays overall takes an average of 28 days.

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based on 12 ratings - Updated Sep 6, 2025

Average interview difficulty

Very positive interview experience

How others got an interview

71%
Applied online
Applied online
14%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
14%
In Person
In Person

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12 interviews

Data Engineer Interview

Mar 29, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Barclays (Whippany, NJ) in Sep 2023

Interview

I applied through GHC and got interview for this role and had three rounds technical round and then two behavioral rounds and all interviews were mid level. In technical they had set of questions on which they focused.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Why Barclays and why do you think you are a great fit for the position

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Data Engineer Interview

Mar 5, 2024

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Barclays (New York, NY) in Sep 2023

Interview

50 min interview with 2 sql questions, some questions related to T-SQL and 20 mins of behavioural. Th interviewer was very kind to listen to my answers and gave positive feedback

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Find the 499 highest salaried employee in a given table of employee id and salaries

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Data Engineer Interview

Mar 22, 2023

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Barclays

Interview

The first round was phone screening with HR. The second round was both a technical and behavioral interview with the hiring manager. No online coding, just talk about your thoughts and solutions with interviewers.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Python (Pandas and Numpy), Machine Learning basic, SQL, and financial knowledge.

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