I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel in Sept 2021
Interview
Applied online. Got hackerrank link. One question was hard. Solved everything optimally, still got a rejection. Waste of time and effort. Why not reject in the first place instead? The process should definitely be improved, need to value the interviewee's time too.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Segment tree with lazy propagation and coordinate compression.
En el sitio web envías tus datos personales y tu CV.
Luego recibes una prueba automatizada en hackerrank.
La prueba consiste de dos problemas de algoritmia con duración de 75 minutos. Para cada uno, se verifica si el código compila y pasa todos los tests. Aunque cuando no pasa esto igual se guarda en la nube el código.
No recibí respuesta, feedback ni ninguna clase de follow-up. Sentí que perdí mi tiempo con algo automatizado.
I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
First had an online assessment, passed and moved onto a first round technical. 45min, solved 2 questions that were around leetcode mediums, purely technical. Had a superday that was 3 back to back 45 min technicals. Did not progress further.
typical online assessment with leetcode medium type coding questions, followed by technical and behaviorial interviews. typical online assessment with leetcode medium type coding questions, followed by technical and behaviorial interviews.