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Two Teams and a Lasso Derivation

Point72Quantitative Researcher · Intern · Technical Screen · Sep 2026

I applied for QR Intern and QR Alpha Intern positions based in Hong Kong. There was no online assessment. HR matched me with two teams. One Hong Kong team working on APAC equities. Three interviewers, one PM, one MLE, and one QR, for 30 minutes. They mainly asked about an internship on my resume involving quantitative work and algorithms, in very fine detail. I basically had to explain every step…

Shared by a candidate · reported Sep 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.