Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 67 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 according to 67 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 10%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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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.
3 or 4 Rounds based on role and requirements.
1 or 2 Tech round about your skills and projects will be discussed.
Next is manager round where your inter personal or decision making ability will be discussed. Last HR round where your ctc will be discussed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Skill - SQL
Few Topics - Joins, Windows Functions, Indexes, Partitions, XACT_ABORT, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (Knutsford, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
It was very straightforward, one introductory call and a technical interview. The technical question is very easy, nothing about DSA at all. But I think I lost many points in the behaviour questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about the SOLID principle, tell me about the design pattern you have ever used.