Without any recruiter call, I was given an OA to do 30 minutes after submitting the application. There was also no deadline given for the test. And so I procrastinated a lot and tried to juggle leet code with my classes but I think I did it too late and they had already ended up filling the position by then.
En el sitio web envías tus datos personales y tu CV.
Luego recibes una prueba automatizada en hackerrank.
La prueba consiste de dos problemas de algoritmia con duración de 75 minutos. Para cada uno, se verifica si el código compila y pasa todos los tests. Aunque cuando no pasa esto igual se guarda en la nube el código.
No recibí respuesta, feedback ni ninguna clase de follow-up. Sentí que perdí mi tiempo con algo automatizado.
I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel (New York, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
First had an online assessment, passed and moved onto a first round technical. 45min, solved 2 questions that were around leetcode mediums, purely technical. Had a superday that was 3 back to back 45 min technicals. Did not progress further.
typical online assessment with leetcode medium type coding questions, followed by technical and behaviorial interviews. typical online assessment with leetcode medium type coding questions, followed by technical and behaviorial interviews.
Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 47% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Skills test: 22%
Background check: 17%
Phone interview: 11%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Other: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
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