Citadel

I was referred to Citadel via a third-party recruiter. I interviewed for the NXT program, a recruitment program for engineers with 1-6 years of work experience. There were two rounds of interviews, both virtual due to COVID-19. I had the first round

It was a basic data structures question involving a heap. They asked to implement a stock broker type class to process buy and sell orders and match them if they're compatible.

I applied and was given an online test. At this point, I haven't even talked to another person. What a brutal online test. The test's difficulty is something I haven't seen even in FAANG! Citadel, you are not FAANG. Stop pretending like you're them