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← Barclays

New Grad / Junior Frontend at Barclays

FrontendNew Grad / JuniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2024

A junior frontend loop. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Two timed medium array/string problems in 70 minutes.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #arrays#strings
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02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Search in a rotated sorted array.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
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  • Sort colors.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #two-pointers#array
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  • Clone a graph.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#dfs
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a data table with sorting, filtering and pagination.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#table
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  • Build a typeahead with in-flight request cancellation.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#async
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain hydration and the cost of client vs server rendering.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #ssr#perf
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  • Explain Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) and how to improve them.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #perf
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  • Event delegation and how bubbling/capturing work.
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #dom
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Why this company, and why this role?
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #motivation
  • Tell me about a time you disagreed and committed.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #teamwork#star

Practice each round across every company

  • Online Assessment
  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Behavioral / HR

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.