I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at First Derivatives (Belfast, Northern Ireland) in Jan 2022
Interview
The interview process is fairly short and quick, I applied at the end of December 2021, and had my (audio) phone interview at the end of the first week of 2022. Then I got moved on to the face-to-face interview (also virtual) which was in the second week of February, and was offered a position towards the end of the month.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They like to see that you know a lot about the company so, yes, look up the general things on their website, but also look for any recent developments (have they got any new clients recently?). This shows you're really interested.
They also ask what skills you have which you think are relevant (showing you're technically / analytical skills and any relevant experience you have is really important here).
Other Questions are:
Why FD?
What do you know about our KX software?
Situation judgement questions (like those you see in tests for the Big 4 firms).
Then of course they ask you at the end if you have any questions for them, and I'd really advise having one or two questions ready because again this makes you look very interested.
It started with a quick 10 minute call to go through my skills and some very simple questions. Then a 30 minute interview where I had to answer some competency based questions and questions about various different products used
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me a time when you were under pressure and how you coped
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at First Derivatives (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2018
Interview
Two step interview, firstly I had an easy phone call, with mainly some basic questions about the company, then a face to face interview with a logic test. It wasn't a complicated process, but they were particularly focused to check whether you did your research on the company