Citadel Securities Software Engineer interview experience

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SerbiaPosted Mar 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a technical interview structure that felt like four rounds in a row, each lasting about an hour.

The format was cumulative: each problem started easy enough to get going, but then it escalated in difficulty and built on what I’d done in the prior parts.

There were also additional non-technical interviews layered on top, so even though most of the intensity came from the coding, the schedule still included multiple conversations that weren’t strictly technical. The overall experience felt difficult mainly because of the sustained run of increasing problems.

I didn’t receive an offer, and what I remember most was how quickly the interview demanded more from me each hour. By the end, it

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