RejectedTechnical Screen

A Three-Month Process Ending in Rejection

SquarepointRisk Technology Software Engineer · Senior+ · Technical Screen · Aug 2026

I am an older programmer. After graduating in 2016, I spent my early career doing C++ backend development at internet companies. After the pandemic, I moved into quantitative development. My most recent job was developing trading infrastructure in the Singapore office of a small quantitative firm, and my former employer laid me off in March. From March through May, I interviewed intensively with…

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