Received word that I'm moving to the offer stage for Citadel SWE. Any Citadel SWEs out there open to having a conversation over DM? Have some questions about how to proceed. Current TC 300K, New TC TBD #citadel #citadeloffer
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Which group/team is it for?
Would rather not share publicly just because I don’t know how many offers went out for the specific group - might be too identifying at this stage
You’re asking a normal question that 99% of ppl are asking
Where are you based out of?
I’ve only heard terrible stories about citadel, like crazy work hours even in comparison to other fin/trading firms. Be sure to get a rally fat salary for that hustle
Can you expand a bit on what you’ve heard? How long are terrible working hours? Are there any other complaints outside of hours that you’ve heard from your peer group / network?
I know a bunch of people who work at Jane street and a couple of people who work at smaller companies (I don’t want to specify which ones, because it might make me identifiable, but let’s say best shops spanning ams/lon). They all work more hours then your average bigtech swe (especially traders). It’s closer to 9-10 hours for developers and 10-11 for traders. What I’ve heard about citadel was more 12 hours per day, working during the weekends and unpleasant atmosphere in a workplace. Managers who don’t support you, unhealthy competition between employees. Just compare average rating of citadel and other fintrade companies on blind. Of course you might be luckier and find a good team.
How much TC they offered ?
How were the interviews? What level/YoE?
Will make a more detailed post once I’ve wrapped up the negotiation process!