Citadel·Software Engineer

Citadel Software Engineer interview experience

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Medium

Positive

SingaporePosted Apr 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

Early on, I did a first round that was basically an online assessment with two problems, then the next step turned into a 45-minute interview that mixed behavioral and technical.

On the call, the first part had resume-style questions and discussion of past experience, then I got pulled into a coding task that leaned LeetCode-medium. There was also a strong emphasis on explanation—being able to walk through what I was doing and why.

What stood out was how much the technical side depended on the specific interviewer and framing. In my live session, I worked on a more real-world style design/code-style prompt too—building out a logbook system in C or C++, then talking about how I could improve efficiency or readability. I remember the interviewer being kind and helpful,

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