I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays
Interview
I applied through our college recruitment.The process took one day.
First round was aptitude,logical of 90 min.
16 students were selected for round 2 which was a Group activity round.
There was 4 groups of 4 students each and were given some activity to be performed together.
Then all 16 students were taken to 1 technical and 1 HR round.
Technical round was of easy questions based on OOPS,OS,general algo based.
Hr round was normal behaviour questions related.
In the end 9 students were selected for job offer.
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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Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.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.
