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Updated 9 Dec 2024

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Senior Analyst Interview Questions

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posted on 6 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 -
Duration
 -
Result
 -

1 Interview Round

1

One-on-one Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. About industry, go to market strategy case, trends, top players
Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 2-4 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024.

3 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

Easy Aptitude Test, questions were related to the job profile

2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Question related to your knowledge in the applied role.
3

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Questions were asked related to my internship experiences

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Principal Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 28 May 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

2 leetcode type DSA questions and need to code in HackerRank in 1.5

Software Engineer Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 13 May 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Coding Test Round

It was a one hour coding test, with 4 programming questions.

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Financial Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Mar 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Feb 2024.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

The test was on a harder side I would suggest give stress on blood relation for logical reasoning and for maths prepare percentage and ratio

2

HR Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. Prepare like an normal interview

Senior Specialist Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 4 Mar 2024

Interview experience
3
 Average
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement

1 Interview Round

1

Assignment Round

Online automated video interview having 3 questions. one minute was given to read and think and two minutes to answer.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Questions asked were:
1) About yourself
2) case study based question. Situational question were given.

Human Capital Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 9 May 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected  Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024.

1 Interview Round

1

Aptitude Test Round

PREPARE WELL FOR LR, QA, DI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - clear thought process

Intern Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 Apr 2024

Interview experience
5
 Excellent
Difficulty level
 Moderate
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 No response

I applied via campus placement at Lovely Professional University (LPU) and was interviewed in Nov 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

There was questions from verbal, quant and logical type

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. What is economic parity, CRR or questions related to your hobbies

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Remember to check what the company actually does before you go for the interview

Front Office Tech Associate Interview Questions

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Jan 2024

Interview experience
4
 Good
Difficulty level
 Hard
Duration
 Less than 2 weeks
Result
 Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2023.

2 Interview Rounds

1

Online Assesment Round (2 Questions)

  • Q1. What is Time complexity for insertion of node in Binray tree?
  • Q2. What is worst case time complexity of merge sort?
2

Coding Test Round

The Second Round was coding test called Code Pair round. In this round the two interviewers were there. This round was only foucused on the DSA.The questions realated to graphs and DP were asked in this round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - If you want to crack the DE shaw interviews you should have the strong grip on the graphs and DP. Also you should have in depth knowledge of the com;puter fundamentals.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
 Bad
Difficulty level
 Easy
Duration
 -
Result
 -

2 Interview Rounds

1

Aptitude Test Round

APTRITUDE QUESTIONS,CODING

2

Technical Round (1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPS,CN,OS,DBMS

DE Shaw Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in DE Shaw interview?
DE Shaw interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the DE Shaw interview process are Technical, One-on-one Round and Aptitude Test.
How to prepare for DE Shaw interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at DE Shaw. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at DE Shaw expect are Accounting, Auditing, Compliance, Compliance Management and Finance.
What are the top questions asked in DE Shaw interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the DE Shaw interview -

  1. Two cops and a robber are located on opposite corners of a cube and move along ...read more
  2. In some tournament 139 teams have participated. Tournament is knock out. what i...read more
  3. Design a class which has director, HOD, Professor and students. They all are re...read more
How long is the DE Shaw interview process?

The duration of DE Shaw interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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Interview Process at DE Shaw

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Interview experience

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People are getting interviews through

based on 56 DE Shaw interviews
Campus Placement
Company Website
Job Portal
Referral
41%
16%
16%
11%
16% candidates got the interview through other sources.
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