Python Developer Interview Experience - Montreal, Quebec
Process
I conducted the interviews in Q4 of 2020. I received an offer but declined as I lived in Toronto, and moving was a significant concern.
The good thing about Morgan Stanley is that you can search their job site and select multiple roles. The recruiter was also nice, so I applied for four roles.
It seems there were four rounds:
- First round: HR reach-out
- Second round: Phone technical interview
- Third round: Virtual on-site
- Fourth round: Manager interview
Technical interviews were mostly related to basic Python data structure questions, similar to easy-level LeetCode questions. They also asked candidates questions based on their resumes.
Questions
I included Pandas on my resume, and the interviewer asked how I used it. I explained that I used Pandas to handle CSV data. Then, they inquired about how to make reading CSV files faster.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Morgan Stanley's interview process for their Python Developer roles in Montreal, Quebec is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Morgan Stanley's Python Developer interview process in Montreal, Quebec.
Morgan Stanley Work Experiences
- 3.0Boring, pays wellPython Developer • Former EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaJune 27, 2023Pros: 1. Good pay. 2. Decent amount of documentation on intranet. 3. Colleagues are nice and helpful, from my experience.Cons: Boring, meaningless work that never gets done. The culture values meeting attendance and goal setting more than actually creating and developing real solutions. A lot of this can also be attributed to: * The regulatory nature of the finance industry * The lack of pushback from lower management to upper management (i.e., politics/lack of control/lack of cohesion) * The terrible build/deployment system that is based off of Jenkins. It's terrible and clunky and takes a million years just to get a basic software project started.
- 3.0It’s a good place to work, unless you prefer a faster pacePython Developer • Former EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaMarch 26, 2023Pros: Room for growth. Lots of resources. Nice people.Cons: Lots of politics. Red tape. And other external productivity blockers. A classic large organization, but even worse since it is subject to legal regulations.
- 4.0Smart Team, Older TechPython Developer • Current EmployeeMontreal, Quebec, CanadaMarch 23, 2023Pros: smart people around and a wide range of projectsCons: A big company with lots of standards and tools. The technology used is 3-5 years old compared to the outside world.
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