I applied online. I interviewed at Suade Labs (London, England) in Mar 2026
Interview
I had to pass an assessment first, which could be perceived as difficult because it’s a very regulatory-focused exercise. I’m not sure if a graduate would normally have to do that in real life; I believe it could be handled by lawyers rather than a graduate. The interviewers were too technical, you can’t show your strengths as a well-rounded professional just by knowing technical terms. For a graduate role, it seems like you need to know everything. I could be wrong, though, because I didn’t receive any feedback on what went wrong in the interview process, but I did receive the unfortunately email
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a REPO? What is a derivative? Why is reporting important? What is the structure of a bank’s financial statements? Is it more impactful when companies or individuals make massive withdrawals? What is the relationship between interest rates and bond prices? Can you explain IFRS 9 in simple terms? What are the Basel principles?
I applied online. I interviewed at Suade Labs in Feb 2026
Interview
I received a three hour long coding assessment that included an obscure and company specific library, a 67 page long documentation that you are supposed to read while the 3 hour timer is ticking and knowledge of trading terms that were not specified in the job description. This is, mind you, for a mid-level software engineer position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This test looked less like a coding assessment and more like they are trying to outsource actual work from people, guised as a coding test. It's absolutely abysmal how there are still companies that (allegedly) resort to such practices.
I applied online. I interviewed at Suade Labs (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
Multi-stage process:
1st stage: Code Submission on a site similar to Leetcode approximately 1 week after I submitted the application. You are asked to code 2 different short functions and then submit a video explaining one of them. Also includes a few questions about programming generics like PEP8 etc.
2nd Stage: An interview with someone from the HR department. If you get past the 1st stage, then about 2 weeks later, you get an email to schedule a meeting with HR. This is a fairly easy meeting; you're asked if you have any criminal offences, what your strengths and weaknesses are, etc. Super easy to get past this stage. I got an invitation to the next stage in an hour (HR had to find someone in the relevant department I applied for to check meeting availability).
3rd Stage: A technical interview. You're given a few code snippets and asked what the expected output would be. Again, super easy if you know coding basics (things like list comprehensions). I passed this stage and got an invite to the next stage almost immediately.
4th Stage: A formal code submission on GitHub. You're provided a PDF file which outlines something you have to code. In my case, it was an API. You're recommended to spend around 3 hours on this. Once you submit you're told you'll get an email in the next 2-3 weeks.
A week later, I got a generic copy-paste rejection email, which stated, "Too many applicants, can't provide individual feedback." This would've made sense after maybe the 1st or 2nd interview, but I had now spent almost 4 weeks on the hiring process. Underwent 2 individual meetings where I was tested by HR and a developer, made video recordings explaining my code and a 3-hour submission, and since I got rejected, you'd probably need to spend more time if you actually want the job (I spent close to 5 hours still). After spending this long in the interview process, giving them my time, I would've liked to receive atleast a bit of individual feedback, so I could learn what went wrong. I really do like the company, and what their goals are, and if I had received a rejection email with some sort of feedback, I would probably apply in the future as a mid-level or lead developer role, but this entire process has kind of put me off.