I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2025
Interview
contract position through a 3rd party company, interview with RBC team for a contract position, general video call about background and skills with the development team, hybrid position, available for a bank in the US during US time.
Initial coding assessment followed by 30-45 minute behavioural interview. Coding assessment always proctored and they got back to me roughly two weeks after the assessment for a follow up interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about your experience with different coding languages.
I applied online. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Interview started with a friendly recruiter call, followed by a straightforward algorithms question and brief system-design chat. Everything felt positive, but despite promises of feedback within a week, the company never responded—leaving a disappointing ghosting experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reverse a singly linked list in place and discuss time / space complexity.
Design a URL-shortening service (architecture, data model, scaling).
Write an SQL query to return the second-highest salary from an Employees table.