I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Citco (Toronto, ON) in Apr 2020
Interview
I am an intermediate-senior level software engineer with team lead experience, and I had been contacted multiple times over 6 months on LinkedIn with cringy "opportunity of a lifetime awaits you!" etc. etc. messages by a recruiter from Citco. The same recruiter contacted me again after I was laid off due to COVID-19 and I was at least inclined to respond.
The recruiter demonstrated a mind-numbing lack of professionalism and respect for me as a candidate (or, as he most likely saw me, a "lead"). When I responded that I was willing to chat he set up a meeting for the next day, during business hours, on a video meeting platform I had never heard of, apparently without thinking to ask about my availability or preferred contact method - just "I set up a meeting, accept the invitation." It was a video call so I turned on my camera and he did not reciprocate. It was then that he revealed the job description as a PDF, which described what could very generously be described as junior-level "LAwl U riTe suM CodEz" responsibilities. He asked in a sing-songy voice about salary expectations, to which I responded "at least" and a substantially lower than usual number given the whole COVID situation. The recruiter balked in a manner that was audible even with his video turned off, and rushed to end the call.
That was a new low, even as far as clueless LinkedIn recruiters go. Does this company even bother to figure out what skills and what professional level the candidates it tries to recruit are at? Do they perhaps think they're being clever to take advantage of a crisis to try and acquire skilled human resources at bargain basement prices is a good way to run a company? I can only imagine what their working environment is like as far as career advancement and growth/learning opportunities go, and the level to which they value their people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you, a professional with some level of education, experience and achievement, willing to perform sub-junior level responsibilities, for a company whose representatives cannot treat candidates with a basic level of respect, at a compensation level well below your market value even as damaged as it may be during a global pandemic and government-mandated shutdown of the economy?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Citco (Toronto, ON) in Jul 2025
Interview
The interview went very well with easy questions and a very nice interviewer. Following up with HR was hard, and no one answered the follow-up emails. I sent out 2 emails two weeks apart, but no response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Some technical questions about React and TypeScript.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citco (St Peter Port)
Interview
Two-staged, has a background/personality/general interview then a technical interview. They're very keen on training up financial domain knowledge in tandem with development skills. Typically small panel interview of 2-3 people.
Phone call with the hiring manager - going through CV and the position.
Video call with the hiring manager and some members of the software development team - just one or two technical questions, More of a get-to-know call with other members.
In-person interview with the hiring manager and different members of the team in the Dublin office - the hiring manager, who liked me and my CV, supported me in front of the other senior members. It was just a formal thing with more senior folks.
Technicall questions - about three or four SQL query questions to be answered as soon as possible via email.
