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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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- Easy Technical Screen on Portfolio Variance, Rejected After a Long WaitD. E. Shaw · Data Scientist · Technical Screen · Aug 2026Rejected
I got rejected after the first round, after a very long wait. I still think it was my resume that got me rejected. The technical questions were pretty easy. The interviewer was super young, felt like a new grad, and felt like they had just woken up. Their hair was still pretty messy, and it felt like they were at home. Honestly, the person who referred me also felt like a new grad. I feel like th…
- Linux Questions and Python File ParsingDeshaw · System Developer · Onsite · Aug 2026Rejected
The first interview mainly asked various Linux questions: what happens behind the scenes when I run ls in a shell, the differences between containers and virtual machines, and other knowledge questions like those. I wasn't asked to write code. After passing the first interview, I had a virtual onsite with three interviews. Beforehand, I asked the recruiter what each one would cover, but they abso…