Citadel Securities Software Engineer interview experience

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Chicago, ILPosted Nov 2022 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I experienced a multi-stage process that extended through both matching-style conversations and interviews with different teams.

After an OA and a phone technical interview, I moved into onsite interviews with a mix of technical and behavioral discussion. The format felt like it varied depending on the team, but it was consistently focused on assessing me across more than one dimension.

What made the later stage unique was a final leadership call that felt like team matching. Even though I didn’t have an offer yet, I spoke with leadership about which team might be interested. I remember getting rejected by my first team, but then the process continued because they set up an interview with a different team.

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