At Citadel, our engineers work in small teams to turn the best ideas into high-performing and resilient technology. With short development cycles, work rapidly goes into production. As an engineer, you can create systems architectures, develop platforms and build web frameworks. You’ll have access to state-of-the-art tools and apply innovative techniques including distributed computing, natural language processing, machine learning and more.

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Your Objectives:

Create technological tools that bring trading strategies to life
Develop high-performance, large data research platforms
Work in small teams to build the future of finance

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Your Skills & Talents:

Bachelor's, master's in computer science, computer engineering or related fields
Exceptional programming and design skills
Strong analytical skills and familiarity with probability and statistics
Ability to communicate effectively in a collaborative, complex and highly technical team environment
Intellectual curiosity and passion for solving challenging problems using technology

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Opportunities available in Singapore.

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About the company

Citadel

Company overview

Citadel is a multi-strategy alternative investment manager that runs hedge fund strategies across global markets. The Citadel organisation also includes Citadel Securities, a market-making firm that provides liquidity across asset classes and trading venues. The work spans investing, trading, quantitative research, software engineering, and a large set of supporting functions like risk, operations, legal, and finance. Citadel recruits heavily from top universities and competes in the same talent market as elite quant and trading firms.

Locations and presence

Citadel and Citadel Securities have major hubs in the United States and an international footprint across Europe and Asia-Pacific, including global finance centres. Roles are typically office-based due to the trading and collaboration model, with location depending on team and strategy.

Palpable Score

74.2

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Citadel provides high-quality early-career entry through structured internships and named programs across investing, quant, and engineering, but access is highly selective and not designed for mass graduate hiring. Citadel is clearer than many finance employers on interview format in key tracks and offers strong on-the-job learning, yet pay transparency and published early-career outcomes are limited.

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