Quant Research Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Squarepoint Capital with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant Research Intern roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Squarepoint Capital overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Squarepoint Capital as a Quant Research Intern according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Skills test: 30%
One on one interview: 20%
Other: 10%
Presentation: 10%
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1 round of leetcode + stat questions.
Then a superday where we discuss a subject with other candidates, 10 people in the same room.
It’s like hunger games whoever raises his hand first gets to answer first.
It was so chaotic. People who spoke a lot did not get the offer. People who stayed silent the whole time got the offer. None of this made sense to me. Anws, racist biased company.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital
Interview
Referral from a friend. I had a phone interview that consisted of 3 probability questions and easy leet code problem. They were very unprofessional with the scheduling. They cancelled my second round just a few hours before the scheduled time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Baye's theorem with biased coin
- Rolling a die until a particular sequence
- Order statistics
- Two pointers
I was given a LeetCode medium problem and completed the solution live, followed by a straightforward probability question. Throughout the interview the interviewer seemed disengaged and did not respond to my questions, which made the entire experience feel quite unpleasant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of transactions, that must be completed in order, but any can be skipped find the maximum number of transactions that can occur given that balance can never go negative
Submitted application, completed two rounds of technical interviews, was asked standard probability and coding, then had an onsite final round for the entire day, consisting of multiple interviews with different interviewers