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Software Engineering Interview Experience - New York, New York

October 1, 2020
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I passed the take-home assessment and then completed two phone technical interviews. I was then invited for a full day of interviews, up to 8 hours, which required me to take a day off from my current job.

Immediately after the second interview, I was told that the rest of the team was busy and that they would reach out in a day or so to reschedule the remaining interviews.

I was surprised. I've never experienced an interview where I was met with such disrespect and lack of consideration for the applicant. At both the company I worked at before and my current company, we treat all candidates as the highest priority during interview sessions, especially during the final full-day interviews. We understand the significant effort applicants expend to take a full day off for interviews.

I declined to continue, as I was unwilling to take additional time off to interview with a company that treats applicants in such a manner.

Questions

Asked for a lot of deep explanations on the projects and experiences on my resume, covering:

  • Project design
  • Implementation
  • Technical scope and requirements.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the D. E. Shaw Software Engineering role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for D. E. Shaw's Software Engineering interview process in New York, New York.

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