Akuna Capital

C++ Developer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

April 1, 2016

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

About a month after applying on their website, I received an automated email asking me to participate in a HackerRank assessment. I had to write a program that parses exchange messages.

After spending about 8 hours on it and submitting a quality product, I received another automated email saying I wasn't selected. Very unprofessional process.

You'd think if they expect you to spend your own time on a coding project, they'd at least have the professionalism to contact you personally instead of with an automated rejection email.

Questions

Write a program to interpret exchange messages.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Akuna Capital C++ Developer role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Akuna Capital's interview process for their C++ Developer roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive17%

Neutral67%

Negative17%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Akuna Capital's C++ Developer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.

Akuna Capital Work Experiences

Talented Devs, Difficult Manager

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

September 23, 2019

Pros: Overall, a very productive company with talented developers.

Cons: The manager is hard to get around.

Talented Devs, Difficult Manager

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

September 23, 2019

Pros: Overall, a very productive company with talented developers.

Cons: The manager is hard to get around.

run by egos, not brains

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pros: met some remarkable, intelligent, and insightful colleagues. Many engineers, developers, and quants are brilliant. PLM is a force of nature.

Cons: The company is run by dullards at the top. Antagonistic, either. The few times good engineering leads are hired, the (mis)management team goes full retard.

run by egos, not brains

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pros: met some remarkable, intelligent, and insightful colleagues. Many engineers, developers, and quants are brilliant. PLM is a force of nature.

Cons: The company is run by dullards at the top. Antagonistic, either. The few times good engineering leads are hired, the (mis)management team goes full retard.

Smart Devs, Disorganized Management

C++ Developer • Current Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

November 13, 2023

Pros: - Very smart developers - Realistic projects - Good mentorship

Cons: - Management is disorganized. - Lots of politics.

Smart Devs, Disorganized Management

C++ Developer • Current Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

November 13, 2023

Pros: - Very smart developers - Realistic projects - Good mentorship

Cons: - Management is disorganized. - Lots of politics.

Talented Devs, Difficult Manager

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

September 23, 2019

Pros: Overall, a very productive company with talented developers.

Cons: The manager is hard to get around.

4.0
Talented Devs, Difficult Manager
C++ Developer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
September 23, 2019
Pros: Overall, a very productive company with talented developers.
Cons: The manager is hard to get around.

run by egos, not brains

C++ Developer • Former Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Pros: met some remarkable, intelligent, and insightful colleagues. Many engineers, developers, and quants are brilliant. PLM is a force of nature.

Cons: The company is run by dullards at the top. Antagonistic, either. The few times good engineering leads are hired, the (mis)management team goes full retard.

2.0
run by egos, not brains
C++ Developer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
May 18, 2024
Pros: met some remarkable, intelligent, and insightful colleagues. Many engineers, developers, and quants are brilliant. PLM is a force of nature.
Cons: The company is run by dullards at the top. Antagonistic, either. The few times good engineering leads are hired, the (mis)management team goes full retard.

Smart Devs, Disorganized Management

C++ Developer • Current Employee

Chicago, Illinois, United States

November 13, 2023

Pros: - Very smart developers - Realistic projects - Good mentorship

Cons: - Management is disorganized. - Lots of politics.

4.0
Smart Devs, Disorganized Management
C++ Developer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
November 13, 2023
Pros: - Very smart developers - Realistic projects - Good mentorship
Cons: - Management is disorganized. - Lots of politics.

Akuna Capital Interview Questions

Can Make Palindrome from Substring

You are given a string and a set of queries. For each query, determine if a given substring can be rearranged to form a palindrome after replacing up to a certain number of its characters.

ArraysStringsBit Manipulation

Delete and Earn

You're given a list of numbers. By deleting a number, you earn its value, but you must also delete all numbers one less and one greater than it. Maximize the total earned value.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Cherry Pickup

Imagine two people picking cherries from a grid, starting and ending at opposite corners. Find the maximum number of cherries they can collect together, with some constraints on their movement and the grid's cherry distribution.

Dynamic Programming

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