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Software Engineer Interview Experience

September 15, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I took the virtual onsite superday, 2.5 hours, two 1-hour interviews, and then got rejected.

One was DSA and one was more math-oriented and algorithms.

This was after the OA, which had a few difficult LeetCode problems.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the D. E. Shaw Software Engineer role.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive42%
Neutral37%
Negative21%

Candidates reported having good feelings for D. E. Shaw's Software Engineer interview process.

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