I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citadel
Interview
I had a phone screen interview. The interviewer called 15-20 minutes late. I must say this was a very odd interview for a Software Engineer position. For example, he questioned the value of the product I was developing at my current workplace. The interviewer seemed interested in poking holes in non-technical aspects even though it was a technical interview. My recruiter had told me that I did not need prior financial knowledge. However, the interviewer questioned my interest in the job and asked about financial terms that he knew I would not be able to answer. There was a basic C++ codility question that was asked and I had no issues with it. My feeling is that the interviewer had made up his mind even before he interviewed me but had to go through the motion because he was asked to.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a 'short'? What is a 'put'? What is a hedge fund? How much of C++11 have you used?
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 :(
I had an HR screen where they asked about my experience at my previous company and to prepare for C++ to talk with the hiring manager. They asked about why I got laid off at my previous company.