Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Citadel with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 37% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Citadel overall takes an average of 40 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Citadel as a Quantitative Researcher according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Skills test: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Citadel
Interview
Technical interview with current Quants, Mainly focus on the resume terms. There would be one brainteaser question. The interviewer will guide you to find the correct answer of both technical questions and brain teaser.
- Questions on Linear Algebra and Coding
- Discussion of a problem at the intersection of optimization and classical machine learning
- No behavioural questions or anything about my personality or work experience, the interview was purely technical
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Explain how to compute a product of two very large matrices in a computationally efficient way, using the structure of the problem and the matrices
Start with my own self-introduction and the interviewer's self-introduction first for five minutes, then a couple of technical questions for like thirty minutes, and in the end, questions for the interviewers about the company.
I received the interview a few weeks after applying online. During the interview i was asked by the interviewer about my past experience and also some other related technical questions.