Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 31% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citi overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citi as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 27%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 7%
Group panel interview: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi in Aug 2023
Interview
Initial interview with a recruiter. Followed by an interview with two Engineers. It was supposed to be half an hour which turned into an hour interview. Overall, it was alright
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked 3 coding questions. 1. MySQL query 2. Data Structure 3. Java
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi in Jul 2026
Interview
I had a first stage interview through the Karat Platform. The interview process was clear and straightfoward. It was an hour interivew and the interviewer asked 5 Java theory based questions and then we moved on the coding part where I got asked to resolve a bug and make 3 improvements. The interview went almost perfect, it was very good imo.
Next thing I see after 40 mins is a rejection email from Citi. I don't understand what they actualy want, do they want to build a whole infrastructure in the span of 40-60 mins. Honestly, this is a joke. They didn't even review the interview report correctly. Some bunch of incompetents.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Java questions around data structures, final types and exceptions. Coding questions was to fix and improve a restaurant order delivery system.
I applied online. I interviewed at Citi in May 2026
Interview
Applied online. Was asked to schedule an assesment in a 2 day period. Prepare for 1 day and gave the karat interview on the next. Karat interview was good. I cleared all testcases for 3 coding questions and answered 2/4 mcq questions in 50 mins. I was positive I did well but next day got a rejection email. Dont understand what more they expect?!! I guess a PERFECT candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Debugging errors and fixing code snippet. Python MCQ questions and o/p prediction.
Design and scenario based questions, not straight from theory or books. Keep your concepts clear in programming and skills for developer roles. I applied for senior role, more questions they were expecting were in distributed architecture, complex KARAT coding etc.
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System design questions, related to event processing for communication between different microservices.