good if you're into politics, bad if you're trying to be an engineer. - Software Engineer Citi Employee Review

1.0
3 Dec 2025
Recommend
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Pros

if you're into politics and admin work, there's a lot of it for you to get into. Classic corporate ladder even for a tech worker. Hybrid WFH arrangements

Cons

Bad place to be if you're a half decent developer. Lack of tech culture. Being a software engineer here feels more like you're going through admin paperwork than developing software. Lots of managers, not enough leaders. Toxic management, especially at a lower level. Low bar for developers, meaning you'll have to do your own work on top of cleaning up after others.

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5.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pretty decent benefits , but your exp is based on your team, and the lunch is pretty good

Cons

workload is pretty intense and with ai expect development to be rapid.

2.0
12 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits (PTO, healthcare, etc.) for FTEs

Cons

Everything else - Carousel of management changes - Vague and ever-changing role/job descriptions and associated metrics - The constant feeling that we're all about to be laid off but must "prove" our value in the meantime

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