Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 2 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citadel as a Software Engineer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Personality test: 33%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citadel
Interview
I was reached out by a recruiter to interview for a contractor position on a trading team. The question they asked was strange and nothing to do with the position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Convert a string to an int without using Java library.
Online assessment with 3 coding questions on bfs and stacks etc.
First round on a simple coding question with some basic CS questions on top of it and also asked many CV questions and motivations
Did not proceed after this round
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
The interview process had three technical coding rounds. Two rounds were scenario-based coding questions, where I needed to understand the problem requirements, clarify edge cases, design a solution, and implement it during the interview. The other round included two LeetCode-style algorithm questions. Overall, the interview focused heavily on coding ability, problem-solving under time pressure, and communication while working through ambiguous requirements.
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