# Citadel Software Engineer Interview Experience

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# Citadel Software Engineer Interview Experience

We publish interview experiences to help candidates prepare for roles at technology companies. This experience concerns a **Citadel Software Engineer internship** interview in the United States, conducted onsite.

## Interview details

- **Candidate level:** Intern
- **Location:** United States
- **Format:** Onsite
- **Result:** Rejected
- **Interview date:** 3 months ago
- **Timespan:** 2 weeks
- **Difficulty:** Moderate
- **Submitted:** A month ago
- **Company:** Citadel

![Citadel company logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/citadel.png)

## Interview process

The process was challenging but fairly straightforward. The interviewer was friendly and gave the candidate room to explain their thought process rather than expecting an immediate perfect answer. The candidate felt good about explaining an approach and communicating while solving the problem, but sometimes overcomplicated things instead of reaching the cleaner solution faster.

The process included:

- Recruiter screen
- Online assessment
- Phone interview
- Technical interview

## Interview rounds

There were **4 questions across 4 rounds**.

### Recruiter screen

**1 question — Free preview**

Specific question asked:

- Basic info

### Online assessment

**1 question**

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## More Citadel interview experiences

- **[Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/experiences/citadel-software-engineer-interview-c4fbcb?returnPath=%2Fexperiences)** — Citadel · Oct 2026 · 1 round · 2 questions. “The process was a fairly standard call with a recruiter. I think having a gap on my resume really hurt me here, because I received a rejection and can't explain the rejection any other way.”
- **[Data Scientist](https://www.aced.io/experiences/citadel-data-scientist-interview-9068b5?returnPath=%2Fexperiences)** — Citadel · Sep 2026 · 2 rounds · 1 question. “Was referred so probably skipped some steps. The recruiter and first round was very friendly, but the person who debriefed my take home was not. Ultimately was rejected because they said they wanted someone more experienced but the process felt very dragged on.”
- **[Quantitative Researcher](https://www.aced.io/experiences/citadel-quantitative-researcher-interview-766821?returnPath=%2Fexperiences)** — Citadel · Jun 2026 · 1 round · 1 question. “Fairly standard recruiter screen. Not indicative of progress, CV needs to be re-circulated internally to teams after the recruiter screen”

[See all 4 Citadel interview experiences →](https://www.aced.io/experiences?company=citadel)

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