How do the Apps Software Engineer (Nucleus) interview be like for fresh graduate?
Do they ask leetcode questions?
just standard hr questions?
tech interview (thoery type)?

It depends on what is your scope for the 4 gov projects. And what is your scope when you manage P1 juniors?

Standard hr questions like introduce yourself, what are the projects that you have done, what are the challenges that you faced and how you overcome, etc. There's no coding questions asked for me. Overall the interview is quite simple and straight-forward.

May I know roughly how much pay will I be getting at SWE nucleus if I graduate with distinction at UOW (SIM)?

Is variable and performance bonus tied together? lets say my performance isn't that good that year, will it affect performance and not variable bonus?

also, how many months are each of the bonuses?

sorry if it's a dumb question as its my first time applying for a job.

Incase you are wondering, they are tied tgt..

I think 4.8k-5k.

Does anyone know what is the nucleus program like?
Do you have to study and take exam while working at the same time?
Is this a good place for fresh graduate from computer science to gain experience and exposure?
Is it possible to just focus on the work rather than courses to attain the certificate?

Does anyone know what is the nucleus program like?
5 Year structured program, different tracks undergo different training, SWE/Data analyst will go for masters certification under NUS ISS, the other tracks lan lan suck thumb no masters.

Do you have to study and take exam while working at the same time?
Yes, but 1 year masters curriculum spread over 5 years, pretty sure its not hard to attain the cert. And no you cannot complete the masters in less than 5 years even if you very fast, its gated by HR.

Is this a good place for fresh graduate from computer science to gain experience and exposure?
Gain experience and exposure definitely, you will be thrown to projects for OJT, don't mistake OJT for not delivering anything, you are a full time staff under nucleus, have to deliver or your performance grading will be crap. Also, starting pay of 4.8k applies to all nucleus, a fresh graduate from some 1 year private uni marketing degree will get the same pay and progression as a fresh graduate from NUS computer science with second upper.

Is it possible to just focus on the work rather than courses to attain the certificate?
No such thing. If can just use work experience get certificate without going through tests or exams then that cert is useless by default.

Hi bro, may i know under nucleus, how is the structure of the variable bonus? Is it one month bonus and depending on my performance grade?