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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois

October 1, 2009
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was a tough on-campus interview, followed by a 4-hour on-site interview. The questions were fairly difficult and focused on concurrency, mainly in C/C++. The questions were very technical, with plenty of follow-up questions. Dinner afterward was very good!

Questions

Design a smartPtr.

Semaphore example:

Describe the output, if certain outputs are possible. Take into account a multi-threaded implementation.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Jump Trading Software Engineer role in Chicago, Illinois.

Success Rate

40%
Pass Rate

Jump Trading's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Chicago, Illinois is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive60%
Neutral0%
Negative40%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Jump Trading's Software Engineer interview process in Chicago, Illinois.

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