I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel (Singapore River) in Sep 2025
Interview
4 rounds of interviews in total. Mostly language agnostic questions, some algorithm questions, some system design questions. The role was for a desk aligned engineer which mainly used Python, seemed to require long working hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you know what the role you are applying for is and what it demands?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citadel
Interview
I was reached out by a recruiter to interview for a contractor position on a trading team. The question they asked was strange and nothing to do with the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Convert a string to an int without using Java library.
Online assessment with 3 coding questions on bfs and stacks etc.
First round on a simple coding question with some basic CS questions on top of it and also asked many CV questions and motivations
Did not proceed after this round
OA then phone interview, discussed about experience, coding rounds, and some open ended questions afterwards. The last 5 - 10 mins was for interviewee to ask questions back. Didn't pass this round :(