Squarepoint Capital

Data Engineer Interview Experience - London, England

July 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Initial call with recruiter
3 more technical calls [basic Python, SQL]
2 calls with Data Engineering managers

Comparatively to other hedge funds, all interviews went really quick and feedback was given within a day, so the whole process took less than 2 weeks (from initial call till the offer).

Questions

Very basic questions about Python. One of them:

You are given 2 lists: a = [1,2,3], b = [4,5,6,7], interleave them in a new list like [1,4,2,5,3,6,7]. Solve it both when a and b of the same and different size.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Squarepoint Capital Data Engineer role in London, England.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Squarepoint Capital's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Squarepoint Capital's Data Engineer interview process in London, England.

Squarepoint Capital Work Experiences

nice place to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Montreal, Canada

November 17, 2022

Pros: Nice place to work at; free lunches, nice project, nice manager.

Cons: The development environment is very bad. Xforwarding application GUI; directly coming out of the 70ies.

nice place to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Montreal, Canada

November 17, 2022

Pros: Nice place to work at; free lunches, nice project, nice manager.

Cons: The development environment is very bad. Xforwarding application GUI; directly coming out of the 70ies.

Like working at University

Data Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

November 26, 2024

Pros: The company offers great benefits, lunch, and healthcare.

Cons: Final say is often coming from outside of London

Like working at University

Data Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

November 26, 2024

Pros: The company offers great benefits, lunch, and healthcare.

Cons: Final say is often coming from outside of London

Good for a junior if you’re lucky, stay clear otherwise

Software Developer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: As a junior I got lucky and got to work on interesting projects with very bright people, which allowed to really learn and up my game.

Cons: There’s a very clear divide between investment and tech, with tech being a second class citizen (for the lack of a third place) that gets told what to do without any say and often takes the blame without any of the recognition (on a Q&A session the CEO couldn’t name a single tech project he was interested about!). The culture is as opaque as it gets, borderline toxic with horrible feedback cycles and too much politics. If you’re not from investment, good luck fighting your way to the top. When asking the company for a counter offer before leaving I got told by management they didn’t even consider making one because I had just moved under a new manager (while keeping all the same projects) and didn’t have proved myself yet. I had worked for the company for over 2 and lead the technical design of multiple projects.

Good for a junior if you’re lucky, stay clear otherwise

Software Developer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: As a junior I got lucky and got to work on interesting projects with very bright people, which allowed to really learn and up my game.

Cons: There’s a very clear divide between investment and tech, with tech being a second class citizen (for the lack of a third place) that gets told what to do without any say and often takes the blame without any of the recognition (on a Q&A session the CEO couldn’t name a single tech project he was interested about!). The culture is as opaque as it gets, borderline toxic with horrible feedback cycles and too much politics. If you’re not from investment, good luck fighting your way to the top. When asking the company for a counter offer before leaving I got told by management they didn’t even consider making one because I had just moved under a new manager (while keeping all the same projects) and didn’t have proved myself yet. I had worked for the company for over 2 and lead the technical design of multiple projects.

nice place to work at

Data Engineer • Current Employee

Montreal, Canada

November 17, 2022

Pros: Nice place to work at; free lunches, nice project, nice manager.

Cons: The development environment is very bad. Xforwarding application GUI; directly coming out of the 70ies.

4.0
nice place to work at
Data Engineer • Current Employee
Montreal, Canada
November 17, 2022
Pros: Nice place to work at; free lunches, nice project, nice manager.
Cons: The development environment is very bad. Xforwarding application GUI; directly coming out of the 70ies.

Like working at University

Data Engineer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

November 26, 2024

Pros: The company offers great benefits, lunch, and healthcare.

Cons: Final say is often coming from outside of London

3.0
Like working at University
Data Engineer • Former Employee
London, United Kingdom
November 26, 2024
Pros: The company offers great benefits, lunch, and healthcare.
Cons: Final say is often coming from outside of London

Good for a junior if you’re lucky, stay clear otherwise

Software Developer • Former Employee

London, United Kingdom

Pros: As a junior I got lucky and got to work on interesting projects with very bright people, which allowed to really learn and up my game.

Cons: There’s a very clear divide between investment and tech, with tech being a second class citizen (for the lack of a third place) that gets told what to do without any say and often takes the blame without any of the recognition (on a Q&A session the CEO couldn’t name a single tech project he was interested about!). The culture is as opaque as it gets, borderline toxic with horrible feedback cycles and too much politics. If you’re not from investment, good luck fighting your way to the top. When asking the company for a counter offer before leaving I got told by management they didn’t even consider making one because I had just moved under a new manager (while keeping all the same projects) and didn’t have proved myself yet. I had worked for the company for over 2 and lead the technical design of multiple projects.

3.0
Good for a junior if you’re lucky, stay clear otherwise
Software Developer • Former Employee
London, United Kingdom
July 12, 2024
Pros: As a junior I got lucky and got to work on interesting projects with very bright people, which allowed to really learn and up my game.
Cons: There’s a very clear divide between investment and tech, with tech being a second class citizen (for the lack of a third place) that gets told what to do without any say and often takes the blame without any of the recognition (on a Q&A session the CEO couldn’t name a single tech project he was interested about!). The culture is as opaque as it gets, borderline toxic with horrible feedback cycles and too much politics. If you’re not from investment, good luck fighting your way to the top. When asking the company for a counter offer before leaving I got told by management they didn’t even consider making one because I had just moved under a new manager (while keeping all the same projects) and didn’t have proved myself yet. I had worked for the company for over 2 and lead the technical design of multiple projects.

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