D. E. Shaw

The interviewers were very friendly and smart. They gave clues and provided help to guide me through the problems they asked. They first made me comfortable, as I was quite nervous, and they also provided valuable feedback at the end of the session.

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 L

I was interviewed by an engineer who asked about prior technical projects I had worked on. We then worked through an algorithm implementation. I did not make it past the initial interview.