Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions

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For software-developer/engineering roles: Expect questions on programming (Java/C++/Python), OOP concepts, data structures & algorithms (DSA), databases/SQL or DBMS basics, plus possibly some DB + SQL queries. For many, the first round (Online Assessment) included OOP-MCQs, one DSA problem, one SQL question. After that, interviews asked to walk through your projects / past internships, talk about your contributions, challenges, and decision-making.
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Software Developer Graduate

Interviewed at Barclays

3.9
Nov 28, 2025

For software-developer/engineering roles: Expect questions on programming (Java/C++/Python), OOP concepts, data structures & algorithms (DSA), databases/SQL or DBMS basics, plus possibly some DB + SQL queries. For many, the first round (Online Assessment) included OOP-MCQs, one DSA problem, one SQL question. After that, interviews asked to walk through your projects / past internships, talk about your contributions, challenges, and decision-making.

Relationship Building: think about situations where you were unfamiliar with someone or a group of people, either in a social event or at university/work. How did you get them on your side, developed a relationship or build trust?
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Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Ocado Technology

3.7
Dec 2, 2020

Relationship Building: think about situations where you were unfamiliar with someone or a group of people, either in a social event or at university/work. How did you get them on your side, developed a relationship or build trust?

Proactivity: think about a situation where an event, a celebration or a piece of work you cared about required you to change your usual approach to ensure it could be a great success. What conditions made you step away from the methods you were familiar with? What did you struggle with the most in your new ways, and how did you succeed?
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Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Ocado Technology

3.7
Dec 2, 2020

Proactivity: think about a situation where an event, a celebration or a piece of work you cared about required you to change your usual approach to ensure it could be a great success. What conditions made you step away from the methods you were familiar with? What did you struggle with the most in your new ways, and how did you succeed?

Positivity: think about a circumstance in which, despite drawbacks or obstacles, you managed to remain positive and overcome the difficulties. It could be anything from a university/work project that didn’t go as expected, to an event you organised in the past.
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Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Ocado Technology

3.7
Dec 2, 2020

Positivity: think about a circumstance in which, despite drawbacks or obstacles, you managed to remain positive and overcome the difficulties. It could be anything from a university/work project that didn’t go as expected, to an event you organised in the past.

Team Orientation: think about a circumstance in which someone was not motivated to fully contribute in organising an event, a party, a university task or a piece of work. How did you ensure they could get fully onboard with your plans?
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Graduate Software Engineer

Interviewed at Ocado Technology

3.7
Dec 2, 2020

Team Orientation: think about a circumstance in which someone was not motivated to fully contribute in organising an event, a party, a university task or a piece of work. How did you ensure they could get fully onboard with your plans?

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