Graduate Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
Process
I applied for the software engineer role, mainly using Python. First had an online coding test, 2 questions with 1 hour time limit. It was like LeetCode but the questions were more related to real life problems instead of puzzles, like splitting a URL into chunks. Then I had an interview with a senior dev. The interview started with some basic get to know questions, then some quickfire technical questions. Then we went into the Python coding problem which was to do with accessing data in a time series database. I answered most of the questions correctly as far as I know, but maybe not to the standard they wanted, and I didn't get further.
Questions
In the interview they asked about SQL queries, Linux command line knowledge, Python decorators, generators and iterators.
The coding part was making a function to get data from a time series database, and what to do if the data doesn't exist.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Squarepoint Capital Graduate Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Squarepoint Capital's interview process for their Graduate Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Squarepoint Capital's Graduate Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.
Squarepoint Capital Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMontreal, CanadaApril 15, 2026Pros: - Good benefits - Free food - Great coworkersCons: Salary could be better, not much of a hedge fund premium
- 4.0Good culture and opportunities but teams feel isolatedSoftware Developer • Former EmployeeLondon, United KingdomOctober 16, 2026Pros: There is a good office, good travel opportunities, good culture, and good employees in the technology department.Cons: Very isolated teams, you rarely speak to people in other parts of the business.
- 4.0Good place for Software EngineersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, United KingdomSeptember 21, 2025Pros: Cooperative & Open culture, even between investment desks. On the startup <-> bank culture scale it's very close to the startup end: low bureaucracy, emphasis on delivery. Senior management are accessible and approachable. Not too big that you end up only focused on a very niche tech/area (like FAANG), but big enough that you still get to see challenging problems. Technology is valued and not seen as second-class employees compared to investment. Quality of other people you interact with is pretty high.Cons: The flip side of low bureaucracy is being light on project management. Sometimes getting things done is really about finding the right person to talk to get your request prioritized. While big data sets do exist, most of it is readily tractable just by being a decent dev. Don't come here expecting novel Google-scale work.
