Barclays·Software Engineer

Barclays Software Engineer interview experience

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United KingdomPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My application process was lengthy and it moved through a lot of steps before I even reached live interviewing.

It started with uploading my CV, then included a recorded interview and coding tests. After that I had to complete online SHL assessments covering mindset, values, reasoning, and similar areas.

Finally, I reached an in-person interview and also had a coding assessment with the technical team. Overall it felt like they tried to cover multiple dimensions of fit—communication, reasoning/values, and technical ability—before making any decision.

I didn’t get an offer, but the thing that stayed with me was how many separate filters there were. It was clearly not a quick process, and by the time I

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