How Citadel preps young engineers to work at one of the world’s biggest hedge funds in two weeks

Cindy Zhang, a software engineer working on Citadel’s cloud platform, just passed her two-year mark at Citadel. As a program alum, she helps mentor newer engineers through the Early Careers program.

“They do a really good job at building community and getting you introduced to various parts of the firm,” Zhang said. Citadel hosts casual team events for those engineers, giving them “time and space to hang out and get to know each other,” she added.

Zhang mentors three newly hired engineers from Milushev’s class, which is mutually beneficial, she said.

“It’s also helpful for me because it also gives me a chance to reflect on my own career and what has gone well, what I wish I’d done differently, and share that to hopefully help someone else,” she said.