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← Barclays

Staff+ Backend at Barclays

BackendStaff+Outcome unknown◆ Commonly asked· 2023

Staff backend interview. Pragmatic questions — more real-world than pure puzzles.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Top K frequent elements.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #heap#hashmap
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Largest rectangle in histogram.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Binary tree level order traversal.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#bfs
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design classes for a parking lot.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #oop#design-patterns
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a ticket booking system (inventory + concurrency).
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #concurrency#transactions
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a video streaming service like YouTube.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #cdn#storage#transcoding
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • How do you handle an underperforming teammate?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #leadership
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a time you simplified something overly complex.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment#star
  • Describe handling a tight deadline with competing priorities.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #prioritization#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Low-Level Design
  • System Design
  • Hiring Manager
  • 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.