I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON) in Dec 2022
Interview
I applied on Jan 17 and got an interview request on Jan 19. This position possibly has 2 rounds of interviews, first one being coding assessment and another being behavioural+technical video interview. I was selected to do 2nd round directly since recruiter knew me and I also gave a coding assessment for another position at rbc end of last year so possibly I was moved to 2nd round interview. Interview itself was about hour and half long, felt a little intense and most of the questions they asked were behavioral which I wasn’t expecting it, thought they’d be asking way more technical questions than behavioral. I was asked about 6-8 technical questions. As for behavioural questions prepare for any and every behavioral questions out there that you can find, they’ll really put you on spot with this. If you vibe with the interviewer and they like you coz you proved your worth to them in first 10-20 minutes you have much greater chance of getting the job. All this is my experience but could be different for you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
All of em java based: Explain polymorphism? What is inner and outer join? How would you print a reverse doubly linked list, explain your thought process? How would you print a reverse doubly linked list but using recursion, explain your thought process? Data structure used to implement bfs & dfs, what are bfs and dfs? What does finally block do and give a use case of it? Whats the difference between abstraction and interface? How does the google search work? (system design question)
Quite a typical interview process that started with an introduction, situational questions and conceptual questions. Then we went into more technical scenarios since this position requires working with code as well.
The interview process included an online coding assessment with four programming questions. The first few questions were around LeetCode Easy to Medium difficulty and tested basic problem-solving and coding skills. The final question was significantly more challenging and felt closer to a LeetCode Hard problem. Overall, the assessment became progressively more difficult.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions was a coding problem involving data processing and algorithmic problem-solving. I prefer not to share the exact prompt, but the assessment generally ranged from LeetCode Easy/Medium level to a more difficult final problem.
A simple interview with no technical questions, focused entirely on common behavioral topics. The discussion centered on past experiences, teamwork, communication, and problem solving, with straightforward and familiar questions throughout.