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Citadel

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Citadel Software Developer reviews

3.7

49% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)
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Ken Griffin

69% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

2.6

Culture & values

2.4

Work/Life balance

Software Developer employees have rated Citadel with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 105 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Citadel is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

105 reviews
5.0
Aug 8, 2019

Fast-paced environment with great co-workers

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Fast-paced - expectations are high, and there is always plenty of work to be done * Autonomous - developers have the opportunity and responsibility to prioritize and make decisions without micromanagement * Team members - coworkers are driven, reliable, skilled, and flexible/understanding * Interesting business - working in finance presents interesting problems to solve

Cons

* Difficulty of working remote - work station is a desktop, not a laptop, so working remotely requires RDP onto Windows machine, even though primary development machine is a Mac * High turnover - bad for morale and leads to being understaffed at times

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.

5.0
Jul 22, 2019

Challenging, Fast-Paced Company

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- small, collaborative teams with passionate people - constant work on projects that add business value - ability to experience rapid career growth - opportunities to take ownership over large projects from early stages of your career

Cons

- hours can be long and demanding, so managing expectations is very important - high turnover and tight deadlines can be quite stressful at times

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