Citadel·Software Engineer

Citadel Software Engineer interview experience

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New York, NYPosted Sep 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a shorter set of rounds where the technical interviews were very hands-on and time-boxed.

One round used a coderpad-style setup with a single technical problem, and the format mixed explanations and implementation—basically talk through the thought process while coding.

In that space, I saw a mix of question types. One interview asked for an object-oriented programming challenge with edge cases, and I missed some of those because I hadn’t practiced that exact framing in a while. Another round involved building a linked list in a language like Java and then standard LeetCode questions, including follow-ups like generics.

The interpersonal experience varied a lot, but I remember

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