Citadel

SWE Intern Interview Experience - United States

September 3, 2025

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

I received an online assessment a couple of days after submitting my application.

I did not do well, which I attribute to needing more LeetCode practice, and I got the results quite quickly.

The assessment consisted of two LeetCode Medium questions in 75 minutes.

Two LeetCode medium questions in 75 minutes.

The following metrics were computed from 29 interview experiences for the Citadel SWE Intern role in United States.

Pass Rate

Citadel's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Positive45%

Neutral48%

Negative7%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Citadel's SWE Intern interview process in United States.

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