Barclays·Software Engineer

Barclays Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

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United KingdomPosted Mar 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After the recruiter call, I took an online assessment that felt like two parts bundled together: one part tested my aptitude and the other looked at behavioral instincts.

Once I cleared that, I got moved to a coding assessment with two coding questions.

The interview itself ended up being two rounds—technical first, then HR. In the technical round, the focus was on core CS fundamentals plus SQL. They also spent time on my projects, so it wasn’t just abstract questions. The overall difficulty landed in the average range for me, and it felt fairly structured.

I didn’t end up getting an offer, but the process felt coherent compared to what I’d heard elsewhere: assessment first, then a targeted technical evaluation, and finally an HR conversation to close it out.

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