Junior Developer Interview Experience - United States
September 27, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online and received a HackerRank OA.
The OA had 11 questions:
- 10 multiple-choice questions covering a wide range of CS topics, including multithreading, race conditions, mutexes, data structures, Big O notation, code tracing, sorting, SOLID principles, bitwise manipulation, and programming language theory. I'm unsure why programming language theory is required for a junior role.
- A Python question asking me to create an input/output system based on their order calls.
I don't think they understand that the applicants are fresh or soon-to-be graduates.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Akuna Capital Junior Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Akuna Capital's interview process for their Junior Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral50%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Akuna Capital's Junior Developer interview process in United States.
Akuna Capital Work Experiences
4.0
Great work-life balance for HFT, but sudden redundancies
Junior Developer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
October 24, 2025
Pros: - Friendly and smart colleagues
- Challenging problems to solve
- Great work-life balance for HFT
- Great managers (at least in my team)
Cons: - Sudden redundancies
- Not the highest paying HFT
5.0
Great Place to Work!
Junior Developer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
February 13, 2023
Pros: Smart coworkers and people are willing to teach you.
Cons: Low pay compared to competitors.
5.0
Great Wlb, Lower Pay
Junior Developer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
July 19, 2022
Pros: The company has fantastic work-life balance, a supportive culture, and great people, benefits—really everything.
Cons: The pay compared to other trading firms is a little lower.
This is still a great place to work, especially at the junior level, but you won't get the extremely outsized compensation you see at certain top-tier trading firms.
- 4.0Great work-life balance for HFT, but sudden redundanciesJunior Developer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Friendly and smart colleagues - Challenging problems to solve - Great work-life balance for HFT - Great managers (at least in my team)Cons: - Sudden redundancies - Not the highest paying HFT
- 5.0Great Place to Work!Junior Developer • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesFebruary 13, 2023Pros: Smart coworkers and people are willing to teach you.Cons: Low pay compared to competitors.
- 5.0Great Wlb, Lower PayJunior Developer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesJuly 19, 2022Pros: The company has fantastic work-life balance, a supportive culture, and great people, benefits—really everything.Cons: The pay compared to other trading firms is a little lower. This is still a great place to work, especially at the junior level, but you won't get the extremely outsized compensation you see at certain top-tier trading firms.
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