Software Engineer Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
May 23, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online assessment with 3 coding questions on BFS and stacks, etc.
First round on a simple coding question with some basic CS questions on top of it, and also asked many CV questions and motivations.
Did not proceed after this round.
Questions
standard bfs maze with obstacles
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Citadel Software Engineer role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Citadel's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in London, the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive25%
Neutral38%
Negative38%
Candidates reported having negative feelings for Citadel's Software Engineer interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Citadel Work Experiences
3.0
Good Perks, Bad Management Pawns
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
May 10, 2025
Pros: Good pay, benefits, flights, food, gym
Cons: You're just a pawn for management.
3.0
Harsh Culture, Poor Tech, Smart Colleague
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 26, 2025
Pros: Lots of smart colleagues to work with. Good compensation.
Cons: Very results-driven finance culture.
Lots of results expected, and you need to navigate extremely dated/poor quality tech.
5.0
Fast-paced environment with great co-workers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
August 8, 2019
Pros: Fast-paced - expectations are high, and there is always plenty of work to be done.
Autonomous - developers have the opportunity and responsibility to prioritize and make decisions without micromanagement.
Team members - coworkers are driven, reliable, skilled, and flexible/understanding.
Interesting business - working in finance presents interesting problems to solve.
Cons: Difficulty of working remote: The workstation is a desktop, not a laptop, so working remotely requires RDP onto a Windows machine, even though the primary development machine is a Mac.
High turnover: This is bad for morale and leads to being understaffed at times.
- 3.0Good Perks, Bad Management PawnsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 10, 2025Pros: Good pay, benefits, flights, food, gymCons: You're just a pawn for management.
- 3.0Harsh Culture, Poor Tech, Smart ColleagueSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 26, 2025Pros: Lots of smart colleagues to work with. Good compensation.Cons: Very results-driven finance culture. Lots of results expected, and you need to navigate extremely dated/poor quality tech.
- 5.0Fast-paced environment with great co-workersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesAugust 8, 2019Pros: Fast-paced - expectations are high, and there is always plenty of work to be done. Autonomous - developers have the opportunity and responsibility to prioritize and make decisions without micromanagement. Team members - coworkers are driven, reliable, skilled, and flexible/understanding. Interesting business - working in finance presents interesting problems to solve.Cons: Difficulty of working remote: The workstation is a desktop, not a laptop, so working remotely requires RDP onto a Windows machine, even though the primary development machine is a Mac. High turnover: This is bad for morale and leads to being understaffed at times.
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