I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel (Houston, TX) in Sept 2023
Interview
10 min introduction involving resume run-through,
followed up by some short basic technical questions,
then 45 min coding problem (2 related parts, easy/medium difficulty, BFS algorithm)
interviewer was kind and helped
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on websocket vs REST tradeoffs, questions on database design and optimization, analyzing time complexity of algorithms...
First round with the outside recruiter, and discuss the fit. Second round with a quant developer and ask a leetcode questions. Hiring timeline is extremely long and seems they just keep you around.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leet code type of question with time and space complexity.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel (Boston, MA) in Jan 2022
Interview
Got referred by someone and had an asynchronous coding assessment first. Got invited for the first round of interview within a couple of weeks followed by a final 3 hour-long interview
