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.
Asked for a lot of deep explanations on the projects and experiences on my resume, covering:
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the D. E. Shaw Software Engineering role in New York, New York.
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.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for D. E. Shaw's Software Engineering interview process in New York, New York.