Is it hard to get hired at Citadel?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Citadel as 46.4% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.35 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Associate Software Engineer and Network Operations Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for FPGA Engineer and Senior Software Developer roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at Citadel?

The hiring process at Citadel takes an average of 20 days when considering 969 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Associate had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Portfolio Manager roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 180 days).

Where can I find Citadel interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (99) ; Analyst (50) ; Quantitative Researcher (42) ; Associate (25) ; Senior Software Engineer (21) ; Recruiting Coordinator (18) ; Trader (16) ; Quantitative Analyst (15) ; Software Developer (14) ; Intern (13) ; Quantitative Developer (12) ; Quant Researcher (9) ; Portfolio Manager (8) ; Financial Analyst (7) ; Investment Analyst (7)

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Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

50%
Applied online
Applied online
24%
Recruiter
Recruiter
15%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
5%
Staffing Agency
Staffing Agency
4%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
1%
Other
Other
1%
In Person
In Person

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1,248 interviews

Analyst Interview

Mar 25, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Difficult interview

Application

I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Citadel (Hong Kong) in Jun 2024

Interview

Step1: Online test for 3 statement model and iq screening on math, logic and verbal ability Step2: interview with 2 team member on the field you are working on Step3: interview with direct supervisor

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

What stocks were i covering? What are the insights?

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Devops Engineer Interview

Mar 20, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at Citadel (Miami, FL)

Interview

The interview was good, not hard. Asked a couple of basic cloud ops questions. And some on terraform and docker and jenkins and on ec2, lamda modules, functions, some on azure cloud services as well.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How do you manage disagreements

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Software Developer Interview

Mar 20, 2025

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Neutral experience

Difficult interview

Application

I interviewed at Citadel (London, England)

Interview

I was given a coding test to take home and was given 2 weeks to complete. After that I was invited to an in person interview. Was relatively stressful and multiple leetcode hards.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Where so you see yourself in 3 years?

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