Is Citadel Securities a good company to work for?

Citadel Securities has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 286 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 93% of employees would recommend working at Citadel Securities to a friend and 85% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Citadel Securities have been left by employees working as Quantitative Researcher , Software Engineer and Trader .

Does Citadel Securities pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Citadel Securities employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Citadel Securities. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Citadel Securities?

93% of Citadel Securities employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Citadel Securities 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 4.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Citadel Securities?

Quantitative Researcher (41) , Software Engineer (30) , Trader (17) , Intern (8) , Trading Intern (8) , Software Engineer(Internship) (7) , Quantitative Developer (5) , SRE Engineer (5) , Analyst (4) , Fundamental Analyst (4) , Junior Trader (4) , Quantitative Trader (4) , Quantitative Trading Intern (4) , Software Developer (4) , Quant Trader Intern (3)

What are the pros of working at Citadel Securities according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and working with smart people" ((in 32 reviews)); "benefits can be good" ((in 21 reviews)); "Compensation is good." ((in 17 reviews)); "colleagues are smart and helpful" ((in 16 reviews)); "Working with very smart people and the best in the industry" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Citadel Securities according to real employee reviews?

"There is no work life balance" ((in 22 reviews)); "Long hours and highly stressful" ((in 22 reviews)); "Toxic Culture" ((in 15 reviews)); "bad management and same project all the time" ((in 12 reviews)); "Lack of interesting projects, long hours" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Citadel Securities layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Citadel Securities layoffs and their outlook for job security at Citadel Securities in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Citadel Securities locations?

New York , Chicago , Miami , Palo Alto , Brunswick , Grand Junction , Miami Springs , Chicago , Midtown New York

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4.0

93% would recommend to a friend

(195 total reviews)

Peng Zhao

85% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

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Citadel Securities has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 195 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Citadel Securities employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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195 reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2022

Good overall

Junior quant trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

relatively good pay, smart colleagues

Cons

long hours, sometime high pressure

3.0

Jun 4, 2022

Great People, Disorganized Management

Employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers and great pay. Great name to have on resume. The work is exciting and stimulating.

Cons

Underinvests in resources and personnel so everyone is burned out. Turnover high. Poor management communication and competing incentives.

3.0

May 31, 2022

It's ok

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is very good, but new grads are already making more

Cons

Can be a little stressful or very stressful depending on team and expectations. Can get boring when everything requires you to go thru a legacy tech stack so things get slow.

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