I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel (Chicago, IL)
Interview
After submitting the application, they promptly sent a coding challenge. Although I didn't progress past the first selection, it was still a valuable experience. If you have done enough leetcode, you are likely to pass.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
General programming question and you can choose the language you want to use.
First did OA and only passed 1/2 questions, where the first one was probably a leetcode medium and the second one was an easy. Then got first round interview, which I havent done yet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st OA questions was I think a search problem and 2nd OA question was a dp problem.
First round 45 mins total with short behavior and technical. I had one question, which was a class design question using heap. Solved question in time but did not hear back.
OA, one technical round, technical superday (3 interviews), leadership call rounds (mix of technical and behavioral qs, typically 2 ro more calls). did not pass the leadership round, very high variance.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
lots of OS, computer archictecture, c++, language internal topics
Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 39% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 75 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citadel as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 75 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 19%
Presentation: 11%
Other: 8%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Group panel interview: 1%
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