Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York
August 13, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Upload your resume. As soon as you upload the resume, they will send you an OA automatically. You then have 14 days to finish the OA.
The OA involves 2 algorithm problems and takes 60 or 70 minutes (sorry, I forgot the exact time). No cameras are needed while taking the OA.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Citadel Software Engineer (Internship) role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Citadel's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive47%
Neutral47%
Negative7%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Citadel's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in New York, New York.
Citadel Work Experiences
1.0
Disappointing Experience with Poor Work-Life Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 3, 2025
Pros: High compensation, smart colleagues, access to top-tier technology.
Cons: Toxic work culture, unrealistic expectations, poor work-life balance, lack of support from management, and a high burnout rate.
5.0
Challenging, Fast-Paced Company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 22, 2019
Pros: - Small, collaborative teams with passionate people.
- Constant work on projects that add business value.
- Ability to experience rapid career growth.
- Opportunities to take ownership over large projects from early stages of your career.
Cons: - Hours can be long and demanding, so managing expectations is very important.
- High turnover and tight deadlines can be quite stressful at times.
4.0
Move Fast, High Impact
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 19, 2019
Pros: Small-company style speed of execution, and proportionate impact from your contributions.
Great opportunities to re-invent applications and deploy cutting-edge infrastructure and services.
Good peers, nice offices, free food.
Cons: Bias toward rapid execution can lead to technical debt.
Benefits package not at the same level of competitiveness as compensation.
- 1.0Disappointing Experience with Poor Work-Life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 3, 2025Pros: High compensation, smart colleagues, access to top-tier technology.Cons: Toxic work culture, unrealistic expectations, poor work-life balance, lack of support from management, and a high burnout rate.
- 5.0Challenging, Fast-Paced CompanySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 22, 2019Pros: - Small, collaborative teams with passionate people. - Constant work on projects that add business value. - Ability to experience rapid career growth. - Opportunities to take ownership over large projects from early stages of your career.Cons: - Hours can be long and demanding, so managing expectations is very important. - High turnover and tight deadlines can be quite stressful at times.
- 4.0Move Fast, High ImpactSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 19, 2019Pros: Small-company style speed of execution, and proportionate impact from your contributions. Great opportunities to re-invent applications and deploy cutting-edge infrastructure and services. Good peers, nice offices, free food.Cons: Bias toward rapid execution can lead to technical debt. Benefits package not at the same level of competitiveness as compensation.
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