Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York
December 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
OA, 1-hour phone round, 3-hour final round, team hiring manager round, offer with possible extra rounds in between.
Final round was with three different engineers. Coding problems ranged from Leetcode medium to hard.
Questions
Bid-ask spread with automatic executions;
Return shares executed.
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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
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.
3.0
Fast-paced, Stressful, But Impactful
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 3, 2023
Pros: * Fast-paced
* Measurable impact
* Good compensation
Cons: * Stressful
* Shifting priorities
* Poor work-life balance
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.
- 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.
- 3.0Fast-paced, Stressful, But ImpactfulSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 3, 2023Pros: * Fast-paced * Measurable impact * Good compensationCons: * Stressful * Shifting priorities * Poor work-life balance
- 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.
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