I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital (London, England) in Oct 2023
Interview
Invited to a first round interview online interview. Was asked why I was interested in the role followed by some technical questions involving a live coding problem and two probability problems. Interviewer was friendly and provided hints when necessary, felt like a casual discussion at times.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pair programming problem solvable with dynamic programming
I applied online. I interviewed at Squarepoint Capital in Feb 2025
Interview
Direct QR Interview after submitting CV. The interview lasted 1 hour.
2 probability and statistics followed by 1 live coding on coder pad. The QR seemed to be extremely tired and bored. But he still maintain professionalism.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. A probability/stats question involving linked-list but not to code. Extremely similar to an airplane seating problem with waiting room. Reference: Reservoir Sampling
2. Given Cov(X,Y) and Cov(Y,Z) what can you say about Cov(X,Y)
3. Live-coding: Similar to maximum subarray less than k.
