Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
August 1, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
OA was Leetcode-style questions. The phone interview consisted of a few binary questions with explanations and short responses. Most of the questions were about DSA and CS knowledge. After the phone interview, there is a final round.
Questions
T/F: Binary search in a linked list has O(log n) time complexity.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the IMC Trading Software Engineer (Internship) role in Chicago, Illinois.
Success Rate
10%
Pass Rate
IMC Trading's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive70%
Neutral30%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for IMC Trading's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Chicago, Illinois.
IMC Trading Work Experiences
4.0
Good Pay, Stressful Culture
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
September 30, 2025
Pros: - High pay, food, interesting work, decent hours
Cons: - Stressful culture, lack of transparency
5.0
Great Perks, Bad Balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
September 3, 2025
Pros: Culture,
Perks,
Pay,
Benefits,
Company Trips
Cons: Work-life balance, lack of flexibility in roles.
4.0
No more WLB
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
August 21, 2025
Pros: Worked with smart people on interesting work.
Cons: Supposedly, work-life balance is not a thing anymore. It's much more competitive, with longer hours.
- 4.0Good Pay, Stressful CultureSWE Intern • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: - High pay, food, interesting work, decent hoursCons: - Stressful culture, lack of transparency
- 5.0Great Perks, Bad BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 3, 2025Pros: Culture, Perks, Pay, Benefits, Company TripsCons: Work-life balance, lack of flexibility in roles.
- 4.0No more WLBSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesAugust 21, 2025Pros: Worked with smart people on interesting work.Cons: Supposedly, work-life balance is not a thing anymore. It's much more competitive, with longer hours.
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