Citadel·Data Scientist

Citadel Data Scientist interview experience

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United StatesPosted Sep 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got reached out by HR in August and ended up in an interview with a hiring manager that lasted about an hour.

Most of the time was spent walking through my resume, and we also did a single coding problem. It felt pretty direct and focused—there wasn’t a huge spread of topics, just enough technical depth tied back to what I’d worked on.

The day-of experience also felt structured and resume-driven. I spent the first part discussing my background, then answered one technical question related to optimization-style work, keeping my explanations clear and grounded in how I’d think through the problem. The whole conversation ran long compared to the scheduled slot, and it shifted from discussion to live

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