Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Point72 with 2.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 42% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Point72 overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Point72 as a Software Engineer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Presentation: 14%
Drug test: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in May 2023
Interview
Interviews were ok - 3 stages - 2 technical and one HR interview. The company was not clear about the interview process, for example I got the phone call they are writing my offer letter and then they added the HR interview. In the end it was a waste of time, I stated from the beginning my desired salary, I was informed it is in the budget. I then repeated the expectation during the interview with the TL, who stated that should not be a problem. I passed all stages and afterwards got an offer that was less than my current income and with way worse benefits (I was clear from the beginning I am only interested in a change for financial reasons).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A lot of t-SQL related questions, general programming / OOP / architecture questions.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Point72 in Mar 2026
Interview
Not very difficult. The interviewers were helpful and sweet. The hiring manager was rude and disinterested.
The first round is a tech screen.
After that is the onsite. The onsite consists of 2 technical interviews (AI assisted coding, ML system design) and one behavioural/leadership round with the hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tech screen: Hit an API to get JSON Data. Parse all the pages with custom filters and parse the data to answer the questions around aggregates and stuff. Some question about web parsing at scale.
There was first meeting with recruiter to align skills. Then a technical case study along with a debrief about it. Then interview panel with several people on the team. The process took about 2 months.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Jul 2025
Interview
First round call with a member on the technical staff. I did not speak to a recruiter except for scheduling. Rejected after this first round so I'm not sure of the full process