Citadel·Quantitative Trader

Citadel Quantitative Trader interview experience

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Miami, FLPosted May 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After applying, I ran into an online assessment that was probability-heavy and timed tightly.

The assessment felt medium in difficulty, but the time pressure was what made it stressful, and I didn’t make it past that stage—I got rejected after the online test.

Even though I didn’t reach live interviews, what I could tell was that the bar wasn’t just about knowing probability, it was about moving quickly. Some of the questions leaned toward graphs and a few dynamic-programming style problems, but the overall theme was the same: think mathematically and don’t get stuck.

The process ended early for me, and it left me reflecting that the “fast” aspect mattered as much as

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