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“The process was recruiter call followed by technical screen. If one is successful, then virtual onsite - coding and system design/project depending on the team matched with. Recruiters are helpful and explain the process well and send the required material for preparation.”
“The online tech assessment was on the hard side. 2 Medium-to-Hard questions in 90 minutes. Hidden test cases in CodeSignal was a challenge.”
“So far, the recruiter has been super helpful in terms of telling me exactly what to expect in each round.”
“The process was quick with all interview rounds initially scheduled in the same week. The technical interviews were adapted to real world code implementations and didn't directly relate to Leetcode style problems. The system design round was very open-ended with no definite question and highly ambiguous requirements.”
“I didn’t get much feedback on the panel interview round but I found it helpful that the hiring manager was also on the call. I had a prior interview with him and he seemed to like my background. I didn’t execute well enough on the presentation side in my opinion. ”
“Easy normal behavioral questions and case study round was also easy cover every topics possible dont rely on AI tools”
“The Overall Interview ProcessStep 1: Online Assessment (OA): A 60-90 minute screening on platforms like Codility or HackerRank, often featuring 2 LeetCode Medium coding questions and sometimes logic or SQL-based multiple-choice questions.Step 2: Technical Screening (often via Karat): A live technical interview with a third-party partner like Karat. This focuses on core Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) and fundamental software engineering principles.Step 3: Technical Deep-Dive / Team Panel: A more thorough session with Citi engineers focusing on System Design, Java/Python specifics (like multithreading or database ACID properties), and a deep-dive into your past project architecture.Step 4: Hiring Manager / Behavioral Round: A "culture fit" discussion using the STAR method to evaluate your teamwork and communication, often ending with HR discussions on salary and policy”
“The process was fairly simple. I applied online and the recruiter set up an introductory call within a week. While the questions were easy/medium difficulty - they were looking for a candidate with more relevant experience in the travel industry and did not move forward with my application after the second round. ”
“The overall interview process wasn't good. The employees I was supposed to initially interview with rescheduled. I ended up being interviewed by employees that were not familiar with the technical domain I work in. Phone screen was a typical Leetcode easy/medium question involving array manipulation and counters. Final round involved the typical behavioral questions and a leetcode medium graph question. Was given a use case to automate with CypressJS but the website design had changed so it wasn't even possible to do. Interviewer was clueless so we pivoted to something else. They were also rude and snarky as if it was my fault they were unprepared, obviously never attempted what they were asking, and were ignorant to the domain. Was ultimately ghosted and they never responded back. Probably for the better the way the Pinterest CEO is prioritizing the AI sloppification of Pinterest and laying off engineers. ”
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“The weirdest Anthropic round was the company values interview. It was almost like a therapy session, and honestly if you went to a therapist at some point, you will pass that round much more easily.”
“What was very unusual is they didn’t give me any tooling to draw the system design, so I just sketched it on a piece of paper and talked them through it, then we got into this oddly deep debate about whether hover-over history should count as a recommendation signal.”
