I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Wealthfront (New York, NY) in Nov 2016
Interview
Written application, then homework (6 diverse exercises, e.g. what kind of product should be added, coding exercises, theoretical exercises), then call with the research department. The call lasted round about one hour where I was challenged with some theoretical modeling exercises.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you solve the product of two terms without using *?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Wealthfront (Redwood City, CA) in Nov 2018
Interview
1. Contacted by the recruiter.
2. Simple phone screen with the head, description of research, and the head of research talked about the company a lot.
3. Remote one-on-one technical interview with four people.
4. Last phone screen, interest confirmation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A case study about whether the company should remove the management fees promotion.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Wealthfront in Apr 2018
Interview
Three rounds of video interview (not in CA). One home assignment and onsite. Overall the interviewers are professional and asked great questions. The home assignment is really interesting, as you need to think through a portfolio construction problem and set up the optimization process by yourself.
