Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
February 1, 2016
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Process
The interview process consists of three parts:
- Online coding challenge
- Phone interview
- In-person interview
All require a wide range of understanding, including but not limited to data structures, efficient graph algorithms, and dealing with threading.
Questions
Dynamic Programming related questions are frequent.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 71 interview experiences for the Two Sigma Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Two Sigma's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive42%
Neutral25%
Negative32%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Two Sigma's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Two Sigma Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 1, 2021
Pros: Really smart and considerate people with a great culture.
They've been very supportive in the pandemic environment.
Cons: It's hard to interact with people outside your immediate team during the pandemic.
5.0
A great place to work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
June 15, 2021
Pros: Smart, but humble nerds (including both founders), strong corporate culture, excellent compensation and benefits.
Cons: Office politics became a thing as the company grew, used by the proliferating middle management aspiring to higher ranks. Corporate culture started deteriorating. It became harder to get a feeling of belonging within a company of 1600+ employees.
2.0
Me-too technology and a difficult work environment
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 8, 2014
Pros: Most colleagues are intelligent and ambitious. Compensation is OK.
Cons: Little management focus.
Technology is well behind the state of the art.
Old technology creates a high maintenance burden.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 1, 2021Pros: Really smart and considerate people with a great culture. They've been very supportive in the pandemic environment.Cons: It's hard to interact with people outside your immediate team during the pandemic.
- 5.0A great place to workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 15, 2021Pros: Smart, but humble nerds (including both founders), strong corporate culture, excellent compensation and benefits.Cons: Office politics became a thing as the company grew, used by the proliferating middle management aspiring to higher ranks. Corporate culture started deteriorating. It became harder to get a feeling of belonging within a company of 1600+ employees.
- 2.0Me-too technology and a difficult work environmentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 8, 2014Pros: Most colleagues are intelligent and ambitious. Compensation is OK.Cons: Little management focus. Technology is well behind the state of the art. Old technology creates a high maintenance burden.
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