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3935 interview stories from candidates at 857 companies: how each round went, what was asked and how it ended. Every company page links to practice questions in the same style.
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- Hexadecimal AND and Binary Tree RecursionAkuna Capital · Software Engineer · Technical Screen · Aug 2026
This technical interview mainly covered C++ fundamentals, bitwise operations, binary-tree recursion, and dynamic memory management. The questions themselves were not difficult, but there was a strong focus on pointer use, boundary conditions, and low-level implementation details. Bitwise Operation Question: Calculate: Convert both hexadecimal values to binary: After applying the bitwise AND: Ther…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst Interview Experience: Canditech completed but HackerRank access missingAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2026Rejected
After a recruiter-style step, I was routed into a tightly scheduled online assessment sequence. One Canditech portion was harder and had multiple questions where I was expected to explain my thinking and math as I went. The other portion was supposed to be a HackerRank test immediately afterward, but I never received access despite reaching out multiple times. I did complete Canditech. It had sev…
- AkunaCapital Quantitative Analyst Interview Experience: a missing HackerRank link stalled two assessmentsAkunaCapital · Quantitative Analyst · HR Screen · Jul 2026No response
After a recruiter step, I was given an online assessment split into two back-to-back parts: a HackerRank coding test and a Canditech portion. The plan was one harder LeetCode-style HackerRank problem, then Canditech questions where I would explain my thinking through math and probability prompts. Canditech also included mental math and a recorded video response within a time limit. I never comple…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst interview experience: math video and coding screenAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Jun 2026Rejected
My run began with an online assessment and video interview, then moved into a more interactive technical round. During the video step, I answered math and probability questions and had to explain how I reached each solution. It was not enough to give an answer. I needed to make my reasoning clear. The technical round included coding-related questions and a couple that connected to my resume. The…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst interview with quant-style math testingAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Jun 2026
My process started with the usual screening and assessments, then moved into online testing that leaned heavily on quant style math. I reached the later stages, including a final technical evaluation. The last question was the one that tripped me up. I couldn't land the final step cleanly, and I couldn't tell whether that meant I was done entirely or whether there was any behavioral wrap-up after…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst interview with two hour-long probability roundsAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Jun 2026
I went through an assessment-heavy process in which the later rounds shifted from coding toward deeper probability. After passing the earlier online steps, I reached a technical screen focused on probability and statistics. It was genuinely hard and reminded me of the tougher Greenbook-style questions people mention for quant research. As I progressed, the final interviews focused almost entirely…
- AkunaCapital Quantitative Analyst interview experience: probability screen after timed assessmentsAkunaCapital · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Jun 2026Rejected
My process had several online stages before I spoke with anyone live. The assessment setup combined coding with a video interview, where I worked through math and probability questions while explaining my reasoning. The timing was tight enough that I had to be deliberate, though it felt relevant to the work expected of a quantitative researcher. After those assessments, I had a technical screen c…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Software Engineer interview with four C++ technical roundsAKUNA CAPITAL · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · May 2026Offer
My process started with a HackerRank online assessment and quickly moved into several technical interviews. The first programming question didn’t feel like a typical LeetCode problem. It was more like a medium-level simulation, and it pushed me to think about how the system behaved instead of simply deriving a clean algorithm. After the assessment, I went through four technical interview rounds.…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst interview with options lectures and probability questionsAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Apr 2026
Before any live interviews, I went through a mini-lecture series covering trading and options basics. There were three lectures, each paired with an online quiz that I had to complete before moving on. The process felt selective because only the top performers on those quizzes were chosen for the interview round, although they never explained exactly how the "top" threshold was determined. I then…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Quantitative Analyst: Probability, Math, and In-Office Final RoundAKUNA CAPITAL · Quantitative Analyst · Online Assessment · Apr 2026Rejected
I went through a multi-round process that ended with an in-office final step. Before that, the early stages felt like a series of online hurdles that filtered people quickly. Once I reached the last round, the environment felt supportive. Everyone I met in person was nice and made it easier to focus. Probability and math came up repeatedly on the technical side. In the later stages, I was asked m…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Software Engineer interview, HackerRank OAAKUNA CAPITAL · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Dec 2025
My process started with a HackerRank OA focused on implementing business requirements rather than practicing classic algorithms. My version had two questions. One focused on strings and felt fairly direct. The other relied more on object-oriented concepts, which I found harder because I hadn’t practiced that style enough. Even though the difficulty was described as not necessarily algorithmically…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Software Engineer HackerRank OA and live coding screenAKUNA CAPITAL · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Aug 2025
After applying, I was immediately routed into a HackerRank OA that I had to complete in about an hour. Once I finished it, I received an invitation to a first-round technical discussion. It took place over Zoom, and before the call I was sent a coding link where I would write the solution. The flow was fairly standard: an OA followed by a real-time coding screen focused on how I approached the pr…
- AKUNA CAPITAL Software Engineer HackerRank OA, coding rounds, and final dayAKUNA CAPITAL · Software Engineer · Online Assessment · Jul 2025
I went through an OA and then a series of technical rounds that ended with a demanding final day. The initial HackerRank assessment was followed by an exchange-engine-style coding focus in a later interview, where I had to implement a simplified version and explain what I was doing as I went. By the final stage, the interviews were intense and back-to-back. There were four in a row, including tec…
