Software Developer Interview Experience - Waterloo, Canada
September 1, 2018
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round is the phone interview with HR, with pretty simple and basic questions about yourself.
The second round is a video interview with the hiring manager, lasting 1 hour. They will ask you several technical questions, including OOP, data structures, HTTP, and protocols.
Questions
What is class and object?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the DRW Software Developer role in Waterloo, Ontario.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
DRW's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Waterloo, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for DRW's Software Developer interview process in Waterloo, Ontario.
DRW Work Experiences
4.0
New Grad experience
Software Developer • Former Employee
London, England
December 26, 2025
Pros: There was good technical experience, a strong engineering culture, interesting tasks, and a very friendly atmosphere.
Cons: Not a lot of decision-making is happening in London. It is hard to climb the career ladder and hard to become a key member of the team.
4.0
Good Compensation for Montreal, few Perks
Software Developer • Current Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 10, 2024
Pros: The pay is competitive in Montreal.
There is free breakfast and lunch, free events from time to time, and free snacks.
Cons: Trading company kind of culture in tech. People are hard to deal with, not much potential. In this case, the pay is not enough.
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).
- 4.0New Grad experienceSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeLondon, EnglandDecember 26, 2025Pros: There was good technical experience, a strong engineering culture, interesting tasks, and a very friendly atmosphere.Cons: Not a lot of decision-making is happening in London. It is hard to climb the career ladder and hard to become a key member of the team.
- 4.0Good Compensation for Montreal, few PerksSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaMarch 10, 2024Pros: The pay is competitive in Montreal. There is free breakfast and lunch, free events from time to time, and free snacks.Cons: Trading company kind of culture in tech. People are hard to deal with, not much potential. In this case, the pay is not enough.
- 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).
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