Skip to contentSkip to footer

Graduate Developer Interview Questions

Salaries
Interviews

2,019 graduate developer interview questions shared by candidates

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.
avatar

Software Developer Graduate

Interviewed at Barclays

4★
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.

Online technical interview: 1. You are given a list of network packages to send from A to B and you are given a list of routes that take varying times. Each of the packages have an associated time and the total time for a given package to travel on a particular route is calculated by multiplying the route time x package time. Find the quickest way to send all of the packages.
avatar

Graduate Software Developer

Interviewed at Optiver

3.7★
May 9, 2022

Online technical interview: 1. You are given a list of network packages to send from A to B and you are given a list of routes that take varying times. Each of the packages have an associated time and the total time for a given package to travel on a particular route is calculated by multiplying the route time x package time. Find the quickest way to send all of the packages.

Some behavioural questions: 1. What drives me for this role and technology 2. Describe a time you've received feedback Also needed to have examples of good and bad teamwork and clearly say what my role was and why the team performed well/poorly.
avatar

Graduate Software Developer

Interviewed at Optiver

3.7★
May 9, 2022

Some behavioural questions: 1. What drives me for this role and technology 2. Describe a time you've received feedback Also needed to have examples of good and bad teamwork and clearly say what my role was and why the team performed well/poorly.

Standard questions like 'What are you proudest of in life?', 'Explain a project you've done in your degree', 'What did you like most about travelling?' (I've worked abroad). All very general. Then a simple maths problem to simplify an equation.
avatar

Graduate Software Developer

Interviewed at TPP

2.6★
Jan 13, 2017

Standard questions like 'What are you proudest of in life?', 'Explain a project you've done in your degree', 'What did you like most about travelling?' (I've worked abroad). All very general. Then a simple maths problem to simplify an equation.

Viewing 521 - 530 interview questions

Glassdoor has 2,019 interview questions and reports from Graduate developer interviews. Prepare for your interview. Get hired. Love your job.