I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Versor Investments
Interview
They are looking for coding monkeys and not genuine researchers. The online live coding test is conducted by the son of one of the founders. Not sure how he got the job other than the fact that he is son. He will lecture you — an accomplished researcher — on how to prepare for the interview.
All of this coupled with the fact that they literally pay half of what other firms pay for a similar role and make you sign some ridiculous bond makes it a hard pill to swallow.
It’s a shame that some of the best PhDs in the country are abused by these good for nothing nepots while sitting in the US.
They are just running a glorified call centre in India.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find correlation in data. Online live coding test.
There will be a written Test which will test coding in python, oops concepts, sql concepts, followed by 2 rounds of technical and Quant. Then final round with CEO and salary negotiation
Multiple interviews were conducted by people in different teams and even the founding partners. There was also a coding test to judge your statistical analysis skills. I was judged on my undergraduate and post-graduate subject knowledge, and research projects. The interviewers focussed more on 'why' than 'what'.