Process
Interviewed with 4 different folks on the team before talking to the hiring manager and the CSO.
Was finally given a take-home coding exercise which I was to submit in a week.
Questions
SQL questions about joins, looping, and window functions.
Fintech questions from previous job experiences about the datasets I worked on.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the DRW Sr Data Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
100%
Pass Rate
DRW's interview process for their Sr Data Engineer roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for DRW's Sr Data Engineer interview process in United States.
DRW Work Experiences
4.0
Great Team, Pay Lags
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
November 7, 2025
Pros: - Working with great people, very smart and very helpful.
- Good vacation time and unlimited sick time.
Cons: - Scaling too fast, creating growing pains.
- Pay considered to be under market.
5.0
Smart Team, Great Perks
Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 10, 2025
Pros: Smart coworkers,
Interesting work,
Decked-out game room,
Free breakfast + lunch
Cons: Taxes, low return offer rate.
2.0
Poor learning opportunity
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
May 26, 2025
Pros: Salary
The internship experience is very team-dependent, and others had more positives to say.
Cons: Zero team engagement, isolated project, isolated office sitting.
Nonconstructive and toxic feedback.
Manager with poor people and communication skills.
- 4.0Great Team, Pay LagsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesNovember 7, 2025Pros: - Working with great people, very smart and very helpful. - Good vacation time and unlimited sick time.Cons: - Scaling too fast, creating growing pains. - Pay considered to be under market.
- 5.0Smart Team, Great PerksSoftware Developer Intern • Former EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaOctober 10, 2025Pros: Smart coworkers, Interesting work, Decked-out game room, Free breakfast + lunchCons: Taxes, low return offer rate.
- 2.0Poor learning opportunitySoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeMay 26, 2025Pros: Salary The internship experience is very team-dependent, and others had more positives to say.Cons: Zero team engagement, isolated project, isolated office sitting. Nonconstructive and toxic feedback. Manager with poor people and communication skills.
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