DevOps Engineer Interview Experience - Montreal, Canada
Process
30-minute phone screen with team lead, mostly working the way through my resume. Asking about projects, challenges, personal approaches to tackling problems
Over 2-hour in person, on-site technical interview with team lead and senior member of the team. 2a) 1-hour typical coding challenges on HackerRank in OO language of choice 2b) 15-minutes basic SQL question 2c) 15-minutes Dockerfile optimization 2d) 1-hour architecture
Questions
Assuming a brand-new project, how would you design the workflow from developer through to production?
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The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Squarepoint Capital DevOps Engineer role in Montreal, Canada.
Success Rate
Squarepoint Capital's interview process for their DevOps Engineer roles in Montreal, Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Squarepoint Capital Work Experiences
- 4.0Great benefits, but the office is very quietSoftware Developer • Current EmployeeMontreal, CanadaJune 27, 2026Pros: Great benefits and engaged employees.Cons: Somewhat anti-social office environment. Con for me, but some may enjoy having such a quiet office.
- 2.0Good compensation, but bad culture.Senior Software Developer • Former EmployeeMontreal, CanadaJune 14, 2021Pros: - The compensation is competitive in local market, but by no means the best. - Lunch is provided by the company. - There are four weeks of vacation per year.Cons: - Lack of culture. - No clear career path. - Incompetent middle management who takes credit for your work. - Doesn’t care about the safety of its employees, by forcing premature return to office in mid 2020, and by asking people with covid symptoms to come in to the office before their test results come back.
- 4.0Good overallSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMontreal, CanadaSeptember 27, 2026Pros: There is a decent work-life balance and compensation.Cons: Top down, lack of autonomy
