I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital (New York, NY)
Interview
Quick resume walk. Standard dp problem and then a problem on statistics. The coding part also has a followup discussion on runtime and space. The interviewer was very friendly, and there was a Q&A session at the end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Dynamic programming problem with space optimization
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital (New York, NY) in May 2026
Interview
I did the first round with a Quant researcher from New York. I was asked a Leetcode dp problem, and then different probability questions on optimal strategies in games such as variations of rock paper scisors.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital (London, England) in Apr 2026
Interview
After about two weeks, I received an email to schedule the first technical interview. I was interviewed by a Quant Researcher from the London office. The interview included one LeetCode medium-level problem and two math questions.
I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital (London, England)
Interview
4 rounds with a variety of researchers, mostly stats + ml questions, one or two brainteasers, black scholes, etc... etc.., make sure you revise ridge + lasso regression and weaknesses of different kinds of ML models
