Started off with a fit check with an HR representetive, from there it moved on to a larger cohort that was given a good description of the role prior to performing an exam.
Interview questions [1]
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My interest, whether I played videogames or instruments
I applied online. I interviewed at DRW (Chicago, IL) in Nov 2025
Interview
Decently tough, not as hard as some other quant firms. Focus on stats and probability questions, betting games, less focus on computer science questions for the trader and quantitative trader roles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Betting games summing the value of 4 cards facedown, making markets as they flipped the cards face up one by one.
The process took 2 months. I interviewed at DRW in Jan 2024
Interview
Overall good. Fair questions to learn how you think about things. Not too trading focused more just overall logic and problem solving. Coin flipping problems, why would an algo behave a certain way, etc.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What things would you want to monitor regarding an algo