I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2024
Interview
4 Stages: Resume Screen -> Technical Online Assessment asking math competition style questions -> 1st Technical Round -> Final technical round -> Offer
I made it to the final round but botched the last question so I am not sure if there is a behavioral portion to the final at the end after you've optimized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Estimate the value of pi using uniform random variables? Then they ask to optimize your implementation from there and compare it to some other methodologies
The interview process involves a couple of online assessments and once you pass those there is the technical screen after the final interview. The technical screen involves probability, statistics questions that are quite hard - but which is expected for a quant researcher (greenbook like questions)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One question I parrticularly remember was to calculate EV of 2 games with a box in each. One game has a box with 100 notes that give +1 and a note that gives -100. The other game has a box with 100 notes that give -100 and a note that gives +100. You have to calculate EV of each game and choose which one to play and why
I applied online. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL in Sep 2025
Interview
HackerRank Coding Test (3 problems, leetcode medium level), then Vidcruiter Test (need to verbally explain, serveral math, 5 min each), then Technical Phone Screen (normal brain teasers, probability etc.), then final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Problem Analysis:
A k-star consists of a center node and up to k arms (edges to other nodes)
We need to find the k-star with maximum sum of all its nodes
For each potential center, we choose the best neighbors (up to k) to maximize sum
Algorithm:
Build an adjacency list from the edges
For each node as a potential center:
Get all its neighbors
Sort neighbors by their values (descending)
Select up to k best neighbors
Calculate sum: center + selected neighbors
Return the maximum sum found
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL in Sep 2025
Interview
the first step is a leetcode like challenge, easy to medium difficulties. for 2 hour, there is enough time for you to solve them. if you pass the test cases, the following is the video math OA