1p3a Experience · Sep 2025

Citadel Summer 2026 SWE Internship Technical Phone Screen Experience

SWE Phone Screen Intern
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Interview Experience

The first interview asked about merging k lists, but binary search can't be used because the space complexity needs to be O(k) instead of O(n). I just received my Superday offer after a month. Anyone

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The first interview asked about merging k lists, but binary search can't be used because the space complexity needs to be O(k) instead of O(n). I just received my Superday offer after a month. Anyone want to mock exams together? I'm asking for points to quickly reach 200 to read other people's posts 🥲🥲

About This Question

This is a candidate experience report from a citadel interview for a swe role (intern level) during the phone screen round reported in 2026.

It covers the following topics: Binary Search, Binary Search .