Barclays Software Engineer Interview Questions

11+ Barclays Software Engineer interview questions drawn from real candidate reports. Sources include 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Questions span every stage of the Barclays Software Engineer loop: OA, phone screen, system design, behavioral, and onsite coding.

What to Expect in the Barclays Software Engineer Interview

The Barclays Software Engineer interview process typically runs 4 to 6 rounds depending on seniority level. Based on candidate reports in the LeakCode database, the loop usually includes a resume review, an online assessment or coding phone screen, one or more technical rounds, a system design round (for senior and above), and a behavioral or values round.

Difficulty skews toward medium and hard LeetCode-style problems in the coding rounds. System design questions test breadth (component selection, scaling, trade-off reasoning) more than deep implementation. Behavioral questions are tied to the company's stated values and principles.

Barclays Software Engineer Questions (Sample)

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Barclays Recruitment Process

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This article will give you information about the company, their recruitment process, sample questions that have been asked previously, lots of experiences shared by other ...

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Barclays Interview Experience | FTE | (On-Campus 2025) |

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Eligibility Criteria:Minimum Percentage Required: 70% and aboveAllowed Streams: AllRound 1: Online Assessment (OA)The first round was an Online Assessment consisting of:Mu...

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Barclays Interview Experience For Business Analyst (On-Campus)

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Barclays conducted an on-campus recruitment drive for Business Analyst roles in Pune.First Round (Shortlisting):Criteria: 12th marks and CGPA.Shortlisted: Around 100 candi...

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Barclays Interview Experience for Internship (On-Campus)

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Title: Barclays Interview Experience for SDE Intern RoleIntroduction:I recently interviewed with Barclays for the position of Java Developer. The interview process consist...

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Barclays Interview Experience 1 (On-Campus)

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Barclays came to campus for an FTE RoleRound 1 Online Technical Test:It basically contains 3 sections and the duration of the test was 1Hr and 30min. Let's see the section...

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Barclays Bank Interview Experience for Summer Internship 2021

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Academic Year: Third Year UndergraduateBranch: Computer Science and EngineeringCurrent CGPA: 8.67Eligible Branches: CSE and ITBarclays came for only two branches and stude...

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Barclays Interview Experience for Graduate Analyst | On-Campus 2021

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Barclays Interview Experience for Graduate Analyst BA3 | On-Campus 2021Eligibility Criteria:CS IT students from Final year, with ≥ 60% score across class X, XII, and engi...

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Barclays Interview Experience | On-Campus 2020 (Virtual)

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Barclays recently visited my college to hire summer analysts for the BA3 position. Eligibility criteria were CGPA 8 and no active backlogs. 3rd-year students of Computer ...

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Barclays Interview Experience | On-Campus ( Virtual ) September 2020

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Barclays visited my college for the Role of BA3 which is an entry-level profile for freshers. Only IT and Computer Branch students were eligible for the registrations. The...

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Barclays On-Campus Hiring for BA3 Role, SNDT Campus Experience

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Round 1: It was an online test conducted on Hackerrank platform. There were 20 programming logic MCQ questions covering topics like DBMS, SQL basic commands, C, Computer N...

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Difficulty Breakdown

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easy

2

medium

1

hard

Based on 11 questions with difficulty labels from candidate reports.

Interview Rounds

Here is how the Barclays Software Engineer questions in the LeakCode database break down by interview round, based on what candidates reported:

Round Questions in Database
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Most Common Topics

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Question Recency

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2025

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Question counts by interview year, based on candidate-reported dates.

How to Prepare for the Barclays Software Engineer Interview

Use the LeakCode question database as your primary research tool. Filter by role (Software Engineer), then by round type to focus your prep on the specific stages in your upcoming loop. Sort by recency to see what 2026 candidates actually faced.

  • Start with questions from the last 12 months. Interview processes change and recent data is the strongest signal.
  • Cross-reference questions that appear in multiple sources (1p3a, Blind, Glassdoor). Multi-source confirmation means a question has stronger recurrence probability.
  • For system design rounds: focus on the question patterns, not individual questions. The same design principles recur across many prompts.
  • For behavioral rounds: map your experiences to the company's stated values before the interview. Most behavioral questions at top companies are derivatives of a small set of core leadership competencies.

FAQ

How many Barclays Software Engineer questions are in the database?

11+ questions from verified candidate reports. The count grows as new reports are scraped daily from 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode.

Are these questions from real Barclays interviews?

Yes. All questions are sourced from actual candidate interview reports, not generated by AI. Each entry links back to its source URL where available, and questions are tagged with the year and round reported by the candidate.

How current is this data?

LeakCode updates daily. The database is filtered to exclude duplicate and low-quality entries. You can filter by interview year to focus on recent cycles.

Does LeakCode cover Barclays OA questions specifically?

Yes. The database includes online assessment questions tagged with round type. See the Barclays OA page for a dedicated view.

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