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CITIC Group Software Engineer Interview Questions

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ExecutionStart here. 11 questions · ~90 min
Balance Speed Against Technical QualityHard

Decide when to choose a robust technical solution versus a faster delivery path under competing stakeholder pressure.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementCITIC Group
Prioritize Conflicting Engineering DeadlinesMedium

Explain how you would prioritize competing engineering deadlines when stakeholders, business impact, and delivery risk are all in tension.

Trade-offsRoadmappingRisk AssessmentCITIC Group
Adapting to Changing RequirementsEasy

Describe how you adapted when project requirements or the expected format changed midstream.

Trade-offsRisk AssessmentScope ManagementCITIC Group
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Coding5 questions · ~41 min
Reusable, Maintainable CodeEasy

Tests engineering practices for clean architecture, modularity, and long-term maintainability.

RecursionHash TablesArraysCITIC Group
Design Secure Financial APIHard

Tests secure API design, authentication and authorization, and handling sensitive financial data.

Hash TablesArraysGraphsCITIC Group
Optimizing Legacy PerformanceMedium

Tests performance troubleshooting, systematic optimization, and impact on reliability and user experience.

Dynamic ProgrammingSearchingSortingCITIC Group
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More topics3 questions · ~25 min
Handling Deadlocks in Concurrent TransactionsMedium

Explain how to detect, prevent, and recover from deadlocks in concurrent PostgreSQL transaction workloads.

deadlocksdatabase managementmysqlCITIC Group
Database Deadlocks in High-Transaction SystemsHard

Tests practical database troubleshooting and concurrency control strategies under heavy load.

JoinsData WranglingAggregationsCITIC Group
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Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
Top Assets Per Sector SQLMedium
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Write a SQL query to find the top 3 performing assets in each sector over the last quarter. Use the provided sector, asset, and performance data. Treat an...

Date FunctionsJoinsfinancial dataCITIC Group
Detect Consecutive Losing StreaksMedium
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Identify bet365 users with consecutive losing bets above a risk threshold using ordered streak grouping.

abuse trackingData Manipulationsql querybet365
Database Indexing Trade-offsHard
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Compare PostgreSQL index strategies by read latency, write overhead, storage size, and an overall cost score.

Trade-offsdatabase optimizationdatabase managementHHostinger InternationalPPorch GroupCapital Technology Group
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