I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (London, England) in Jul 2009
Interview
1st stage phone interview:
general c++ questions from all possible areas: constness, inheritance, smart pointers, templates, STL, multithreading etc.
Example: What is 'mutable'? Give an example where you used it.
2nd stage inhouse interview:
Four tasks - I had to write code on paper. The last one was to write tree-related algorithm.
Overall it wasn't difficult, but I failed because I did a few stupid mistakes in a basic questions. So my recommendation would be: review basic concepts and not only advanced.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Unexpected: Give an example where you used 'mutable'.
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.
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.
