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Overall, the process felt outdated, disconnected from how software is actually written, and more reflective of academic memorisation than professional engineering competence.
Candidatei-me online. O processo levou 2 semanas. Fui entrevistado pela Barclays (Praga) em jan. de 2026
Entrevista
At first, the process moved along fairly quickly. I went through two interviews: the first involved livecoding and technical questions. The second interview focused on values, mindset, and a good fit with the corporate culture.
After the process was over, I was told to wait for the results. Several months passed, but I never received any results, not even through the automated system
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
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