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Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 11, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first round was an OA. The second round consisted of three interviews back to back to back. The first was on CS fundamentals, where the interviewer asked me about DP and Sorting Algorithms. The next round focused on Math. Finally, I was given a LeetCode question and asked to solve it with some modifications.

Questions

Number of Islands Leetcode question

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the D. E. Shaw Software Engineer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

D. E. Shaw's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive63%
Neutral25%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for D. E. Shaw's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.