Good pay, long hours - Software Engineer Citadel Securities Employee Review

4.0
Mar 16, 2022
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Pros

Great pay, make over 400k first year out of school. Relatively modern tech stack, reasonable code quality. Smart, successful coworkers.

Cons

10+ hour days :( Everyone is an overachiever, so you look bad if you don't keep up. High attrition (25% per year or so).

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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