Data Scientist applicants have rated the interview process at Barclays with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 17% positive. To compare, the company-average is 62.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Scientist roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Barclays overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Barclays as a Data Scientist according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 19%
Skills test: 13%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I was asked for a recruiter screening process which was short and consisted of basic behavioral questions, work style, visa salary, and location alignment. I never heard anything back. The recruiter was friendly and informed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you prioritize multiple urgent tasks?
What is your leadership style?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Barclays
Interview
4 rounds - 3 technical and 1 managerial. Not very hard , just focusing on resume and projects done. In first round there were 2 easy python coding Qs, along with some technical discussion. Rest 2 technical rounds were discussion only around ML, Gen AI and projects done.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About projects in resume and about ML algorithms in detail as well as Gen AI principles like - RAG, MCP, Agentic AI etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Barclays (Pune) in Feb 2026
Interview
Two Interviewer. Hiring for FCO team.
Asked 2 python and 3 sql based question in first round.
Answered well. But No response.
At last one interviewer dropped and another continued with salay, hobbies, background and behavioural questions.