I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Chicago, IL) in Dec 2012
Interview
There was one phone interview (they asked how to remove duplicates from an array) followed by onsite interview in Chicago. During the onsite, I was put up in a nice hotel and had a full day of interviews. They have coding station where you do some fairly basic Java coding (code a few functions to implement using hashsets) , an algs station (find anagrams of words, a byte suffix problem), and an HR station (go over your resume piece by piece). It was a fairly good experience overall.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how a GPS system works. What makes you better than the other candidates?
I applied online. I interviewed at IMC Trading (Amsterdam) in Dec 2025
Interview
it was hard, was not a standard medium or hard leetcode problem. it was an optimization DP problem. study competitive programming from books for it, and be ready 💪
this is my experience.
Applied online. Got a coding OA. Then received a video assessment where I was asked to explain questions about computer science fundamentals. This felt a bit strange and I did not pass.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the project that you are most proud of and why
There was first an online assessment with two medium coding questions. After passing, there was a virtual interview with a small technical short response section and a basic behavioral section.