I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune) in Sep 2022
Interview
Simple Interview process asking basics java questions
Understanding current project, asking coding questions.
Difference between Heap and Stack Memory in java. And how java utilizes this.
Can java be said to be the complete object-oriented programming language?
It wasn’t a professional interview. The process felt disorganized, communication was unclear, and the offers were very low compared to current market standards and my experience, so overall I was disappointed.
The interview was easy. Interviewer asked me about OOPs. The questions were easy and basic. Then he asked me to code merge sort in notepad. Asked about the time complexity and space complexity of merge sort. Then he asked some behavioural questions. That's all. Interview happened for nearly 15 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me to code merge sort.
What is method overloading and overriding
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Barclays in Aug 2024
Interview
There were 2 technical rounds. First was taken by a senior developer. Basic questions were asked. If you are strong with fundamentals and good at coding, it is cakewalk. Second was taken by a VP. It was based on kafka tech stack and Java ecosystem. Moderately difficult questions were asked on Spring Kafka. I could not answer few.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Internal working of hash map
Types of database indexing
How will you make a class immutable
Kafka partitioning logic
Which strategy is best for avoiding Kafka partition rebalancing? (Could not answer)
How to make Kafka consumer multithreaded?
Coding questions
Filter stream program for odd numbers
Find first distinct character in a string in 0(n)
Sum of digits of a number
Miscellaneous
Challenges faced in current project
Why you change job every year?
Software Engineer - Java Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 71% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer - Java Developer roles take an average of 13 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Barclays overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Barclays as a Software Engineer - Java Developer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 16%
Drug test: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 12%
Personality test: 8%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
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