Software Developer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
September 1, 2009
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Ask data structure questions, including hashtable, hashmap, and linked list.
Also ask several probability questions.
Questions
The difference between a hash table and a hash map.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the DRW Software Developer role in Chicago, Illinois.
Success Rate
43%
Pass Rate
DRW's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Chicago, Illinois is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral14%
Negative29%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DRW's Software Developer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.
DRW Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work
Software Developer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
December 5, 2023
Pros: Pay is good.
WLB is good.
People are friendly.
Offices are awesome.
Cons: None really come to mind.
4.0
Big Little Company
Software Developer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
June 7, 2020
Pros: Office perks such as a company-issued phone, laptop, and desktop are really nice.
In-office breakfast, lunch, and snacks are awesome.
Employees are genuinely smart and caring.
Confidence in the company to remain in business with little to no layoffs due to outside circumstances (e.g., a global pandemic) remains high.
Cons: DRW feels like a giant company of small companies. Cross-collaboration is almost zero, which creates a significant segmented company culture. Some teams are wonderful; some are not.
DRW is also extremely paranoid about cyber security to almost unimaginable degrees. While a certain level of security is required for this type of business, DRW's answer is always "no" first and "yes" after a really long period of time, causing huge backups waiting for approvals to pass the security team(s).
4.0
Smart Work, Little Visibility
Software Developer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
October 1, 2024
Pros: Smart people and interesting problems
Cons: Siloed and lack of visibility.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesDecember 5, 2023Pros: Pay is good. WLB is good. People are friendly. Offices are awesome.Cons: None really come to mind.
- 4.0Big Little CompanySoftware Developer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesJune 7, 2020Pros: Office perks such as a company-issued phone, laptop, and desktop are really nice. In-office breakfast, lunch, and snacks are awesome. Employees are genuinely smart and caring. Confidence in the company to remain in business with little to no layoffs due to outside circumstances (e.g., a global pandemic) remains high.Cons: DRW feels like a giant company of small companies. Cross-collaboration is almost zero, which creates a significant segmented company culture. Some teams are wonderful; some are not. DRW is also extremely paranoid about cyber security to almost unimaginable degrees. While a certain level of security is required for this type of business, DRW's answer is always "no" first and "yes" after a really long period of time, causing huge backups waiting for approvals to pass the security team(s).
- 4.0Smart Work, Little VisibilitySoftware Developer • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 1, 2024Pros: Smart people and interesting problemsCons: Siloed and lack of visibility.
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