I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Barclays (Mumbai) in Oct 2025
Interview
There were 3 interview rounds in total and one final HR round on top of these 3 rounds, Interviews were smooth and the interviewers were actively following up based on the responses. Mostly the interview revolved around the resume and some additional finance questions around the topics I've written in Resume. There were few puzzles in the third round which was with a senior trader from London office.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe one recent financial news and how do you think it'll impact the markets around the world.
Let's say there is a 10*10*10 cube, how many 1*1*1 cube can we put inside this big cube.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Barclays (Noida) in Aug 2025
Interview
OA had timed sections. The sections were finance, probability and statistics, ai/ml, python and oops, DSA. This followed 3 rounds of interviews. First two were technical rounds followed by a HR round.
What is the advantage of L1 regularization over L2 regularization and why, how do you compute the differential of regularization term in L1 regularization
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Barclays (Knutsford, England) in Jul 2023
Interview
Followed the STAR method. Explained things in a bit of detail before expanding. It was a Microsoft Teams meeting with the team leader and the deputy team leader. Did not feel pressured as I was able to have my notes in front of me. Went through the usuals of tell me a time when you worked well under pressure, prioritised workload etc
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you feel you meet the person specification for this role