Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Citi with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 31% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 54 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citi overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citi as a Data Engineer according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
Phone interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 6%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citi (Tampa, FL) in Dec 2024
Interview
It was definitely challenging, but I learned that consistent practice is the most important factor. To truly excel, you need to prepare even more rigorously than for a typical data analyst interview. Focus not just on technical knowledge, but also on problem-solving techniques and the ability to clearly communicate complex ideas. By pushing yourself to practice harder, you’ll build both confidence and the practical skills needed to perform at your best under pressure.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you write a PySpark code snippet to load a JSON file and perform a filter operation on a column named H?to find records h greater than 30
It has multiple rounds each of 30 mins or depends on the manager who is taking it.
There are 4 rounds including the HR rounds.
Questions were logical needs critical thinking one should have development knowledge like pyspark, sql
The technical interview lasts about one hour. The interviewer is not an employee of the company, but from a third-party interviewing platform, and the interview time is quite flexible interview time is quite flexible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The interview mainly focused on SQL, Python coding, and some general technical Data Engineering questions.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Citi (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2026
Interview
screening, karat interview scenario based. Coding interview for the first round and a lot of scenario-based questions even on ML on 2nd interview. both the interview lasted 1 hr and 2nd interview barely gave 10 min for sql 3 cte query