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Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - United States

December 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process was rather convoluted for a software engineering internship position.

Rather than solely relying on coding quiz performance, they demanded that applicants allow the browser to monitor their computer activities and forced us to have our microphone and webcam enabled.

It seemed like a tremendous invasion of privacy and a waste of time to force a software engineer to dress up in a suit while solving LeetCode-esque questions.

Further, the requirement of an SAT Mathematics style quiz seemed entirely unnecessary, especially for an incoming applicant with an ongoing bachelor's degree in computer science (and obvious experience coding evidenced by the coding quiz).

Finally, it was followed by a solo interview process conducted directly through the webcam where you were required to read through a question, think of a 2-minute response, and present that response as eloquently as possible while the webpage recorded you.

All in all, a lot of the testing process seemed like overkill for a software engineering position, and sucked up much more time than it was worth.

It was probably a good thing that I didn't move forward beyond that portion of the application process.

Questions

The questions included general LeetCode-style coding questions, falling within the range of easy-medium, and additionally, statistics and logic questions along with scripted verbal responses.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Barclays Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.

Success Rate

9%
Pass Rate

Barclays's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive9%
Neutral64%
Negative27%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Barclays's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.