Is Citadel a good company to work for?

Citadel has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 983 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Citadel to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Citadel have been left by employees working as Quantitative Analyst , Trader and Senior Software Engineer .

Does Citadel pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Citadel employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Citadel. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Citadel?

70% of Citadel employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Citadel 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Citadel?

Software Engineer (98) , Analyst (50) , Quantitative Researcher (42) , Associate (25) , Senior Software Engineer (21) , Recruiting Coordinator (18) , Trader (16) , Quantitative Analyst (15) , Software Developer (14) , Intern (13) , Quantitative Developer (12) , Quant Researcher (9) , Portfolio Manager (8) , Financial Analyst (7) , Investment Analyst (7)

What are the pros of working at Citadel according to real employee reviews?

"People are smart and nice." ((in 98 reviews)); "pay is good and in cash" ((in 84 reviews)); "good benefits such as hotel and merhc" ((in 70 reviews)); "Salary is great i.e compensation is very generous" ((in 39 reviews)); "Some smart colleagues." ((in 35 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Citadel according to real employee reviews?

"Stressful sometimes and long hours" ((in 59 reviews)); "No work/life balance and a very cut" ((in 53 reviews)); "Poor management." ((in 33 reviews)); "Long hours are expected of you" ((in 11 reviews)); "2. Solid performers are let go while abusive managers who don't have a clue are kept in the firm." ((in 10 reviews))

What are employees saying about Citadel layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Citadel layoffs and their outlook for job security at Citadel in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Citadel locations?

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Citadel reviews

4.0

70% would recommend to a friend

(763 total reviews)

Ken Griffin

84% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

Citadel has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 763 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Citadel employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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763 reviews

3.0

Jun 13, 2016

Associate

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Smart people are all around, and this is motivating. It is heard of that people get some great bonuses, depending on the group.

Cons

Ridiculous work hours. 5-10 years of experience you'll make in the high 90's to low six figures plus 15-25% bonus for a typical person with a finance degree, possibly even an MBA. Divide that by the constant 55-65 hour work week, and that puts you at $40/hour, which would equate to $80k for a 40 hour work week job... So, meh, pay not so great, add a commute in and basically you have no life.

2.0

Mar 8, 2021

Citadel Chicago

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pre-pandemic: daily lunch. Nice office in the Loop right off the Dearborn Blue Line.

Cons

Insane turnover. People mostly come here out of school for the fat paycheck and leave after 6 months to do something less miserable because of the bad culture. No work-life balance, overly competitive, cutthroat environment.

2.0

Jul 23, 2019

High turnover, stagnate firm close to hitting an iceberg

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and competitive pay. Smaller teams allow individuals to shine. A lot of smart people to learn from if you can ever get the chance.

Cons

Very cut-throat and poor culture that makes it a very poor place to work. The firm doesn't seem to be heading in the right direction whatsoever and fails to read the atmosphere of the office. Lack of planning which leads to constant context switching. Everything is ambiguous, secretive and what comes next is never certain. Constant turnover is a massive problem leading to massive amount of issues in terms of project management. Lots of technical debt that will not be addressed even when the debt threatens the success of the company. Top management is quite disconnected from the workforce and from what I have seen do not know how to run a modern technology team. Office is full of unhappy faces. Citadel has a lot of talent but doesn't know what to do with it. Waterfall approach to technology.

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