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Cubist interview questions
Updated Jan 27, 2026
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Cubist as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.33 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Quant Research Intern and Quantitative Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Quantitative Analyst and Quantitative Researcher roles were rated as the easiest.
Take home assessment for every pod separately, 5-6 interviews after on technicals. Deep dive into processes, past performance, expected fit with team’s strategy. Each interview lasts 1-2hours, non comp period and comp discussed very often in multiple interviews. Quick responses on scheduling next rounds, about 1 week per round.
Online assessment + interviews, online assessment was average difficulty, then matched to individual teams for interviews. The interview is a mixture of behavioral and technical questions, expect to answer some ml and math questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Cubist (Hong Kong) in Sep 2025
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Modeling project - have a dataset and do some modeling on the stock returns.
Also has a round just with one math question that is quite easy.
Dont think people need to prepare too much.
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Modeling project - have a dataset and do some modeling on the stock returns.
Also has a round just with one math question that is quite easy.