Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at AKUNA CAPITAL with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 37% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 79 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AKUNA CAPITAL overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AKUNA CAPITAL as a Software Engineer according to 79 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 28%
Skills test: 23%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 14%
Background check: 5%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL (Chicago, IL) in Feb 2017
Interview
1. Hackerrank test (very math and logic heavy)
2. Phone Screen (knowledge questions; no coding)
3. On-site (programming contest + CR, system design, HR)
The interview process was mostly smooth. There was a few weeks delay between my phone screen and the on-site invitation. All other parts of the process went without issues.
I had a better offer from industry competitor.
I applied online. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL (Chicago, IL) in May 2026
Interview
Got a hackerrank challenge to solve a question in c++ in 3 days time. I spent lot of time to solve it. Was able to pass all tests. But I got reject saying my experience does not match their experience. Although it is a junior role. My issue is they should not have asked me to take the test if my experience does not match since this challenge was a project not a 1 hour leetcode type of question.
I applied online. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL (Shanghai, Shanghai) in Aug 2025
Interview
1. Online hackerrank problem, not leetcode style, more like a simulation problem, difficulty: medium;
2. 4 rounds technical interview, focus on: C++(STL, low-level optimization, etc), networking;
3. Final round with HR and CTO, behaviour questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at AKUNA CAPITAL (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2025
Interview
You get a technical OA which I am guessing is automatic, then interview rounds leading to fly out to Chicago for an in person interview presumably whiteboard style but I didn't make it to in person
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was a hard C++ LC question for the OA so you get filtered out from that if you're not ready, then the interview process isn't too hard but the technical aspects are