Taro Logo

Senior Software Developer Interview Experience - New York, New York

August 1, 2008
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Recruiter fixed up the interview time and they called as expected. Talked directly to the manager of the team hiring. He took time to explain the work environment and the work that the team did. It was a pleasure talking to them.

Did not go further as the position was closed without being filled due to a funding issue. However, they did call to explain and I appreciate that.

Questions

Most of the interview was algorithms and puzzles. One question was to describe a shuffling algorithm (as opposed to sorting) and once I did that, its time complexity.

Another was a puzzle: A king orders 100 bottles of wine for a celebration. A courtier who's angry with the king over something puts poison in one of those bottles. The king has a way of identifying the poisoned bottle by giving a few drops of wine to a monkey. Since the poison is fast acting, the monkey will die immediately. What's the minimum number of monkeys needed to find the poisoned bottle?

Was this helpful?

Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Tower Research Capital Senior Software Developer role in New York, New York.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Tower Research Capital's interview process for their Senior Software Developer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive50%
Neutral0%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Tower Research Capital's Senior Software Developer interview process in New York, New York.

Tower Research Capital Work Experiences