Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 18, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process for a software engineering position at Citadel consisted of two rounds of live coding interviews in Python that were one hour each.
The interview was conducted over Zoom with screen sharing.
Questions
Design Battleship, the game where players take turns, in Python.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 31 interview experiences for the Citadel Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Citadel's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive32%
Neutral48%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Citadel's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Citadel Work Experiences
5.0
Good Pay, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 15, 2025
Pros: Good pay. Challenging projects for early career.
Cons: The hours are relatively long.
5.0
Great Place to Work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 4, 2024
Pros: People are really smart and hard-working.
Cons: Nothing I can think of.
3.0
Great Pay, Terrible Work-life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 13, 2024
Pros: Great pay and perks, business class.
Cons: wlb wlb wlb wlb wlb
- 5.0Good Pay, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 15, 2025Pros: Good pay. Challenging projects for early career.Cons: The hours are relatively long.
- 5.0Great Place to WorkSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 4, 2024Pros: People are really smart and hard-working.Cons: Nothing I can think of.
- 3.0Great Pay, Terrible Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 13, 2024Pros: Great pay and perks, business class.Cons: wlb wlb wlb wlb wlb
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