Citadel Securities Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 31, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
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Citadel Securities interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel Securities with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 40% positive. To compare, the company-average is 53.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 25 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel Securities overall takes an average of 25 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Citadel Securities as a Software Developer according to 25 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Skills test: 19%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 8%
Other: 8%
Personality test: 6%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 3%
Presentation: 3%
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