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      Software Engineer Interview

      Mar 11, 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Chicago, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Citadel (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2016

      Interview

      After a brief talk on job fair(about C++), I got the chance for an onsite interview. Everyone in the team interviewed me during the onsite interview, ending with the team manager and HR. The environment was positive, although questions were hard.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      All rounds are similar, they all focus on system level programming/C++/dynamic programming skills. There are a few hard ones: 1. talk about CPU cache 2. why compilor do alignment 3. LRU cache implementation 4. two DP questions.
      1 Answer
      16

      Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Citadel

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 23, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      London, England
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Citadel (London, England)

      Interview

      Online assessment with 3 coding questions on bfs and stacks etc. First round on a simple coding question with some basic CS questions on top of it and also asked many CV questions and motivations Did not proceed after this round

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      standard bfs maze with obstacles
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 6, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Hong Kong
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Citadel (Hong Kong)

      Interview

      OA then phone interview, discussed about experience, coding rounds, and some open ended questions afterwards. The last 5 - 10 mins was for interviewee to ask questions back. Didn't pass this round :(

      Software Engineer Interview

      May 1, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Citadel

      Interview

      I had an HR screen where they asked about my experience at my previous company and to prepare for C++ to talk with the hiring manager. They asked about why I got laid off at my previous company.