I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Point72
Interview
Phone interview from the New York office.
The interviewer lacks professionality in conducting interviews. The questions he asked are not sound in logic. Without sufficient background knowledge in the field, he insisted on being right and forced me to deny my own research. When challenged on his rationale, the interviewer said that this was their company culture. Well. It is true everyone has a price but sacrificing dignity to an office bully is simply not worth it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Describe your research
2. I think your thesis is wrong. Prove it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Point72 in Jan 2026
Interview
Very technical based for multiple rounds (6+) focusing on calculus, probability, stats, and a few brain teasers. There is a coding test at the end, where you are given a certain time frame to submit back.
Introducing yourself, and went deep on past project experience, the interviewer went quite deep on describing those projects. Followed by two tech questions. Both questions are about probabilities and stats.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The probability of winning the most out of 7 games
Hr Interview then Meeting with a QR; Not very difficult, but they tend to ask questions in OLS or Coding. And they valued previous experiences in the related fields. Not a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The outliers in linear regression, detection and solution.