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Citadel Securities
- Citadel vs Citadel Securities 1. Is it okay to apply to both? i.e. won’t they think “this guy doesn’t know what he wants!” 2. Which one is better for a SWE? I’m a low latency C++ dev. TC ~250K
- Citadel vs Citadel Securities Does one pay more than the other? Are they equally prestigious? Which has worse WLB? Are they in the same office building? Have interview offers with both but recruiter said I need to pick one. Follow up: Ended up picking Securities
- vote Citadel vs Citadel Securities What are the differences between Citadel and Citadel Securities? How do the following compare? - Type/quality of work - WLB (hours) - Culture - Compensation - Career Growth Overall, which one is better for a New Grad SWE? TC/YOE: Still in school #swe #newgrad #citadel #citadelsecurities
- Careers at Citadel and Citadel Securities Feel free to reach out for information and/or referrals
- Citadel Securities? Has anyone worked at Citadel Securities in Chicago (specifically as a developer in their low latency team)? I’m interested in knowing more about the culture, WLB, TC, and career advancement.
- Referrals at Citadel/Citadel Securities Reach out to me if you are looking for referrals at Citadel/Citadel Securities
- vote New Grad: Google vs Citadel Securities Have a few other offers but mainly just deciding between these two. Interned at citsec and didn't really enjoy the culture/work. Google: 142/200(33/33/22/12)/30 + 15% bonus = 259,300 year 1, 229,300 recurring Citadel Securities: 150/125/150 = 425,000 year 1, 275,000 recurring I want to stay in tec
- vote Citadel Securities vs Databricks Lucky to have recently received New Grad SWE offers from Databricks (San Francisco) and Citadel Securities (New York). At the moment, my top priorities are compensation, compensation growth, career growth and prestige for future applications. I’m unsure how to compare compensation because Databrick
- vote Citadel securities vs FB I got a couple offers: - FB: E5, 190k base, 15% bonus, 600k RSU/4years, 75k signon, in Menlo Park. - Citadel securities: 250k base, 200k target bonus, 100k signon, in Chicago. On one hand, I am intrigued by Chicago because I am fed up with living in this shit hole of the Bay Area where renting a
- Careers at Citadel and Citadel Securities Feel free to reach out for information and/or referrals
- Citadel Securities vs Citadel - GQS Hi everyone. I am trying to decide working as a SWE at CitSec vs GQS(some of the more engineering heavy subteams) . Any thoughts on comparing GQS to Low Latency Tech or OMM or Advanced Tech in terms of work, growth, wlb, etc. I’m interested in low level systems work and want a dev heavy role. Thank
- vote Databricks vs Citadel Securities Lucky to have recently received New Grad SWE offers from Databricks (San Francisco) and Citadel Securities (New York). At the moment, my top priorities are compensation, compensation growth, career growth and prestige for future applications. I’m unsure how to compare compensation because Databrick
- Citadel Securities prestige Hi guys Why is Citadel considered very prestigious firm? The ratings on blind are 3.3. I mean on LinkedIn I see that many people from Google and Facebook and other big tech are willing to join that firm? Or is it off lately (after 2019) people are willing to leave and prestige is gone. TC: 290k Y
- Citadel vs Citadel Securities How do these compare in terms of culture, WLB, and tech used/code quality, etc. (specifically for an SWE)? How does the work that an SWE does in these 2 places differ (for a new/recent grad) YoE: 0
- vote Jump trading vs citadel securities Considering two swe offers from Jump and citadel securities. Heard good things about Jump and heard that tc progression internally is better at Jump than citadel. what exactly does jump core team do? How does differ from trading teams? Any insight for Jump core team’s culture, wlb, tech, career gr
- Citadel and Citadel Securities Interviewing I had a pretty poor interview with Citadel NXT a few days ago and didn't make it through. I was wondering if anyone knows if this would impact my ability to apply for Citadel Securities in the future, or do they have separate interviewing processes? Cheers yoe: <1 tc: 155
- Working at Citadel vs Citadel Securities Just got off the phone with a recruiter and I didn't ask - but would like to know the difference between Citadel and Citadel Securities. Which would be better pay to work for? I understand the WLB isn't great but I'm willing to sacrifice this because I've already lived in NYC my whole life and can
- vote Citadel Securities vs FB? Incredibly fortunate to have gotten an offer at both of these places. FB return intern offer: 236K TC (124k base, 160k stock, 50k sign on, >=10% perf bonus, 10k relo ) - NYC Citadel Securities offer: 375K TC (175k base, 100 guaranteed perf bonus, 100k signing bonus) - NYC/Chicago FB WLB is pret
- Citadel Securities London Currently have a L5 Software Eng role at FB London (10y of experience). Total comp about 200-220£ per year. Pretty relaxed and chilled environment, good manager, but probably close to zero chance for promo to L6. passed an interview for Citadel Securities, for Quant Dev role (C++), fixed income de
- Citadel vs Citadel Securities How do the two compare? WLB? Which is better for SWE / Data Science personal growth? Anyone have numbers on how comp grows?
- Citadel/Citadel Securities and NXT referrals Does anyone need a referral?
- vote Citadel Securities vs FB vs Stripe Citadel Securities 175K base + 100K guaranteed bonus + 125K signing TC: 400K, ??? Afterwards (perf based) Chicago FB 120K base + 50K RSU/year + 100K signing return offer TC: ~300K, 190K afterwards Menlo Park Stripe 130K base + 75000 RSU/year + 50K signing TC: 270K first year, 230K afterwards
- Citadel / Citadel Securities traders' WLB I have an imminent onsite for a new grad trader role at Citadel Securities. TC from what I have heard is insane. Should I get the offer, I would still be very skeptical about accepting the offer as I have heard awful things regarding the WLB at the firm and their firing rate. Could anyone working th
- Optiver vs Citadel Securities Have offers from both for full-time trader roles but am unsure of what to do. Optiver TC ~320k in Chicago, CitSec TC ~500k while in NY. I enjoyed Optiver's culture but the first-year compensation at Citadel is hard to pass up. Not super sure what growth looks like at CitSec but the transparency at O
- Citadel (Hedge fund) vs Citadel Securities Currently going through team matching for Citadel SWE summer. What are some factors to take into account when deciding between teams on the hf vs securities side (ex options market making tech on the securities side, versus a fixed income tech or electronic trading team on the hf side). Do engineers
- Citadel Securities vs FAANG Citadel Securities seems to be paying way more, I passed the onsite interviews and I can get to a 500k TC based on what the hiring manager said. They are still working on the offer, they do a lot of due diligence. FB last year offered me an E5 position at about 400k TC, which I didn’t take for othe
- Citadel Securities Options Trading Hi guys I am currently interviewing for SRE roles. A headhunter for CitSec reached out and 2-3 weeks ago for SRE role. I gave phone screen and cleared it. Onsite is scheduled in a week. The role is in CitSec OPTIONS TRADING. I am wondering if its worth giving onsite for CitSec. Even if i get th
- Citadel Securities cooldown period Hi! anyone know if there’s a cap on how often someone can apply to Citadel Securities? Is there a cooldown period of 1 year? Do they consider your application if you fail then apply again? Thanks TC: ~275k
- Citadel / Citadel Securities Team Match? Hi, Does anyone know how long does the Citadel/CitSec team match phase usually take? Thanks! #citadel #citadelsecurities
- Citadel Securities stacks What tech stacks do they use? Also what they use for messaging and documentation?
- vote Citadel Securities vs F(AANG) Is it career suicide to join Citadel Securities for an infra SWE position? They offered me a bit north of 500k, whereas FB offered me about 400k for an E5 position. I am worried I will uproot my life to Chicago just to get canned in a few months or be unhappy, whereas I could go to FB or Google, s
- Difference between Citadel HF and Citadel Securities Was talking to a Citadel recruiter and he specifically mentioned the job he was recruiting for is in the hedge fund part and not Citadel Securities - is there a difference of culture between the two? Work?
- Is citadel better or citadel securities? For quant research/trading, I'm hearing lots of different views so would like to hear some facts and thoughts from everyone here
- Headlands vs HRT vs Citadel Securities Recently received SWE offers for new grad. Interned at HRT, was wondering if anyone could give more insight about any of them, specifically the culture, work-life balance, and career/bonus progression. Would especially like information on Headlands, I can barely find anything online about them. TC
- Citadel Securities Core Infrastructure Probably going to get the offer from citadel security core infra team. I am looking for career path development in next few years. Any idea about the team? Is it Technical? Culture? WLB?
- Can engineers use Windows WSL @ Citadel / Citadel Securities Same as title. I hate windows and never did development on it. Saw other post mentions that everyone has to code on windows desktop and can’t even use WSL. the post was made in 2019. just wondering if this is still true ? can people use WSL at citadel / citadel securities?
- Citadel Securities - market structure research Hi! Does anyone know about the low-latency team in Citadel Securities, or the market structure research team there? How important do you think their work is? What kind of compensation are we talking about for the market structure analyst role? Any input would be appreciated! #finance #citadel #cit
- Citadel Securities- Hiring now? Hi, I recently interviewed for a UI engineer role in Citadel Securities. The interviews seemed to have gone well, and had positive feedback from the interviewers(atleast accding to the recruiter). It has been 7 working days since the final interview and I havent heard back from them yet, inspite o
- Citadel Securities TC expectations Currently interviewing at CitSec as SWE and wondering would the offer should look like. I have 5 YOE in FAANG with ~230k TC. What kind of TC should I ask for in New York? #citadel #offer #swe
- vote Join Citadel Securities on H1B Yay or Nay New TC: 400k (first year 475k) Please factor in the risk for h1B. Current TC: 240K YOE: 10 #faang #citadelsecurities #citadel #amazon #facebook #twosigma #jumptrading #google #apple #applecareer #aws
- Citadel Securities New Grad SWE Does anyone know the standard TC package for Citadel Securities New Grad SWE? I am expecting a verbal offer, but I have offer deadlines soon so I wanted to evaluate the expected offers now. TC/YOE: 0 (still in school) #citadelsecurities #citadel #swe
- Citadel Securities TC Progression? Have a full-time offer for trading and was wondering if anyone knew the typical salary progression, particularly compared to somewhere like Jane Street/HRT/Optiver. I can't seem to find much info beyond the first year, which is skewed by the signing bonus, and am trying to avoid getting baited. Muc
- Advice for SWE at citadel securities? I will be joining citsec as quant dev. Anyone who work or worked here can give me an advice to be "successful" here? (e.g mindset, how to develop career, how should I pick up the project, any culture specific advice, etc). Appreciated! YoE: 3 Old TC: 300k New TC: 5xxk no bs please
- Citadel Securities Non-Compete Hi guys Does Citadel Securites enforce non-compete when moving to Big Tech (FAANGMULLA)? Also are they legally enforceable in California? What is the normal notice period at citsec and hedge funds? 2 weeks or 4 weeks? TC: 220k YOE: 9.5 #faang #citadel #citadelsecurities #facebook #amazon #googl
- Tech at citadel securities Got a very strong offer, but I've heard some whispers about culture, wlb, etc Anyone with first hand experience?
- How is Citadel Securities How is the pay for SWE L5 equivalent? WLB? Is FAANG exp valued in interview loop?
- Citadel Securities Quant Developer Interview What rounds should I expect for quant dev role? I just had one coding round so far, and am awaiting the outcome.
- Citadel Securities phone screen anyone know what to expect for CitSec phone screen? For QD/QR roles
- citadel securities phone screen have an upcoming phone screen with citsec for eng role. what are the questions like ?
- HRT vs Citadel Securities quant roles I will probably have to choose between new grad roles at these two firms next week. I'm finding it very hard to make a decision, so would appreciate any answers here a lot. HRT (algo developer) Pros: - More relaxed atmosphere - Buy-side prop trading, close to alpha - Low turnover Cons: - Role is in