Citadel Sr. Software Engineer reviews

4.6

97% would recommend to a friend

(24 total reviews)
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Ken Griffin

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Citadel with 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Citadel is rated 24% above average by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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24 reviews
5.0
Jun 30, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Fast-paced, productive, and result-oriented environment - Interesting work: both from a finance perspective (constantly evolving trading strategies, asset classes, etc) and pure technology perspective (solving real scalability and resiliency problems) - Technology is deeply respected and tech culture is long-term focused - Very horizontal. Everyone contributes. Thin "management layer" - Little to no "face time" requirements, as long as you get your work done - Compensation is good for the industry - Free food

Cons

- Path for growth isn't obvious due to very horizontal structure - "Crunch time" isn't common, but can be stressful and time consuming - Can be competitive

5.0
Mar 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Citadel is a place that constantly changes, as a consequence, it gives you plenty of opportunities for growth. Raise your hand, if you are ready to take charge of your career. You will be rewarded with opportunities that are pushing limits of what it means to innovate. To succeed you need to combine a deep understanding of financial markets, advance technology and focus on delivery.

Cons

It's change and innovation, all the time. You have to love ambiguity, be able to work under pressure and deliver. If that's not for you, Citadel isn't for you.

5.0
Feb 24, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

(1) Great place to learn, challenge yourself, develop and take your career to the next level. Surrounded by the strongest talent in the industry, it’s a demanding fast paced environment with commitment to excellence. This In turn raises your game, awareness, self-development, hunger and drive. Given lots of autonomy in a meritocracy, where there is a "get things done" attitude. (2) Have had various different roles/opportunities to be continuously grown and challenged; developed a career path here in the last 9yrs, I’ve been empowered to succeed by supportive mentors and leaders. Given the tools, support and guidance and every resource available to succeed. (3) There is a strong sense of work ethic, drive. Assigned to the most impactful projects that help drive the business. A lot is expected from you and if you deliver there is great opportunity. You get to see the impact of your contributions to bring revenue to the organization, which i find extremely motivating and empowering. (4) Highly collaborative environment with great learning and development resources (Tech Talks, Town Halls, Speaker Series, Financial training, programming language courses, latest technology platform’s training etc)

Cons

None that come to mind.

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