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Updated 22 Feb 2025

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

I applied via Campus Placement

Round 1 - Assignment 

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.

Senior Specialist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Design the zabbix architecture and share how many servers are you gonna suggest the customer to have?
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Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 9 May 2024

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

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Apr 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

PREPARE WELL FOR LR, QA, DI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - clear thought process
DE Shaw Interview Questions and Answers for Freshers
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Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 7 Apr 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Nov 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

There was questions from verbal, quant and logical type

Round 2 - Technical 

(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

Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Case. There is a housing society “The wasteful society”, you collect all the household garbage and sell it to 5 different businesses. Determine what price you will pay to the society members in Rs/kg, given you want to make a profit of 20% ... read more
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Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 29 Jan 2024

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

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Online Assesment 

(2 Questions)

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

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.

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DE Shaw interview questions for popular designations

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 Research Associate

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 Analyst

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 Intern

 (4)

 Senior Specialist

 (3)

 Software Engineer

 (3)

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

APTRITUDE QUESTIONS,CODING

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. OOPS,CN,OS,DBMS

Software Development Engineer Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Say you're dealing with really long integers. They're too long to fit into a regular datatype, so linked lists are used to store them, with each node of the list containing one digit. Now the problem is, given two linked lists, i.e. two rea... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

DP, Graphs, Arrays, Slidung window

Round 2 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduce yourself
  • Q2. Tell me about yourself

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare

Technical Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. The hydraulic steering device of a dish antenna for satellite tracking works by adjusting the elevation using a hydraulic ram. Oil can be pumped into the ram to raise the elevation. The hydraulic seals leak pressure very slowly such that ad... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Disjoint Set Question

Top DE Shaw Software Developer Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Tower Building Problem Statement Given an array 'ARR' of 'N' cubes, you need to construct towers such that each cube can either be placed on top of an existing tower or start a new one. The restriction is that the top cube on a tower must b... read more
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Software Developer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Maximum Subarray Sum Problem Statement Given an array of integers, determine the maximum possible sum of any contiguous subarray within the array. Example: Input: array = [34, -50, 42, 14, -5, 86] Output: 137 Explanation: The maximum sum is... read more
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Aug 2023. There were 6 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Basic LR and DI questions were asked

Round 3 - Group Discussion 

Top 100 were divided and a general topic was given

Round 4 - Group Discussion 

Top 30 were put into teams and an elaborate topic was given.

Round 5 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What are some sources of HR SOURCING?
  • Ans. 

    Some sources of HR sourcing include job boards, social media, employee referrals, recruitment agencies, and career fairs.

    • Job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn are common sources for posting job openings.

    • Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram can be used to attract potential candidates.

    • Employee referrals involve current employees recommending candidates for open positions.

    • Recruitment a...

  • Answered by AI
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What makes you better than other candidates?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be yourself. Know your specialisation well. Have a broad spectrum of knowledge.

Operations Associate Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. How do you get use to bulk of invoices comes at a time and how do you work on it
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Naukri.com and was interviewed in Feb 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
View all Resume tips
Round 2 - Technical 

(4 Questions)

  • Q1. Total AP process and P2P cycle
  • Q2. Most questions are from Your CV
  • Q3. Detailed explanation on J.E
  • Ans. 

    J.E stands for Journal Entry, which is a record of financial transactions in a company's accounting system.

    • J.E is used to record all financial transactions in a company's accounting system

    • It includes details such as date, accounts involved, amounts, and descriptions

    • J.E is used to create financial statements such as the balance sheet and income statement

    • It helps in identifying errors and discrepancies in the accounting ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. About Direct and Indirect taxation
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Need to get feedback of my first round

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Please go through your CV. Be confident on your work responsibilities.While going interview deep subject knowledge is must.

Senior Specialist Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Design the zabbix architecture and share how many servers are you gonna suggest the customer to have?
View answer (1)
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode hard dp on tree. Could be solved using greedy. 1 LLD of uber Be havouor

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Rejected. Prepare well before appearing

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Q1. What is difference between Docker and Virtual Machine?
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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 Recruitment, Outsourcing, Direct Marketing, Analytical Chemistry and Administration Management.
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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