Overall, a good place to work, but the hours are hefty
Overall, a good place to work, but the hours are hefty
Got to learn a lot about finance through the quants and traders.
Good benefits.
Hours are hefty; most people work 50+ hours a week.
Culture is not the best, in the sense that most people usually just eat lunch at their desk. There isn't much socializing outside work topics (not completely nonexistent either, but definitely on the lower end).
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It was a basic data structures question involving a heap. They asked to implement a stock broker type class to process buy and sell orders and match them if they're compatible.
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Passed initial online test. The Director of Engineering asked if I am interested. HR asked me for dates to set up the interview. After providing the dates, I was rejected one day later with a generic reply: "You did well on the interview but..."
Software Engineer
OA, technical screen, 3 more technical screens, and then team matching. Most of the questions were medium/hard LeetCode with some low-level systems questions too. Overall, the communication from the HR team was fast and good.
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesMay 1, 2025It was a basic data structures question involving a heap. They asked to implement a stock broker type class to process buy and sell orders and match them if they're compatible.
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesOctober 15, 2020Passed initial online test. The Director of Engineering asked if I am interested. HR asked me for dates to set up the interview. After providing the dates, I was rejected one day later with a generic reply: "You did well on the interview but..."
Software Engineer
New York, New York, United StatesSeptember 1, 2023OA, technical screen, 3 more technical screens, and then team matching. Most of the questions were medium/hard LeetCode with some low-level systems questions too. Overall, the communication from the HR team was fast and good.
