I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (New York, NY)
Interview
Online candidate assessment. Two questions where each question has hard restrictions on time limit requiring efficient solutions in order to pass test cases. matrix sliding window type of question and dp
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Question 1
Dynamic Programming. Recognizing a 3d dp problem and efficient solution.
Also sliding window (239)
I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (Sydney) in Jun 2026
Interview
The process includes 4 technical interview and 1 final behavior interview, the primary language is Python. You will scheduled for next round if passed previous round, I failed on 2nd round
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st round: questions about tcp/udp, heap, queue, thread/process + coding exercise about parse file
2nd round: ask about project experience, implement decorator
I applied online. I interviewed at Citadel Securities (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2026
Interview
First round is behavioral and technical and second round is superday. Then is final round and team matching. Superday was virtual and 45 min each, all same format, with beginning behavioral questions, a huge chunk on system design, and final questions at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design, create a stock options book using dict
Went through 4 rounds of technical interview + 1 round of leadership round.
This was for a C++ internship role. Process and questions were very dependant on your interviewer, but it is definitely C++ heavy and should be familiar with low level stuff