Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
January 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online assessment involving data structures and algorithms, Python, Java, or C++.
Discussed time complexity.
Referenced LeetCode or NeetCode.
Asked to design a class involving a particular method of sorting time and financial information.
Questions
Design a class for managing time and financial data.
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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
4.0
Great pay and work-life balance, slow projects, and poor leadership
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 22, 2024
Pros: Great pay and work-life balance, with lots of low-hanging fruit for projects. There is a clear path to impact.
Cons: Leadership has been mixed to poor for the last few years, with lots of distractions.
4.0
Still interesting, despite the inevitable creeping disease of becoming a large company
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 25, 2018
Pros: Modernizing of technology stack.
There are some really great managers who do want you to succeed.
Flexibility with choosing projects sometimes, flexible hours.
Gym.
Cons: As others have mentioned, bureaucracy and red tape, in addition to heavy dosing of politics.
Blatant nepotism, especially within the network of former Goldman Sachs employees.
Engineering middle management emphasizes and rewards the wrong set of behaviors.
Most senior/high-level positions (and corresponding SVP titles) are given to new hires rather than loyal, long-time employees.
5.0
Simply Awesome, Nothing Bad
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 18, 2021
Pros: Super duper, good, awesome, great.
Cons: Really nothing to complain about.
- 4.0Great pay and work-life balance, slow projects, and poor leadershipSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 22, 2024Pros: Great pay and work-life balance, with lots of low-hanging fruit for projects. There is a clear path to impact.Cons: Leadership has been mixed to poor for the last few years, with lots of distractions.
- 4.0Still interesting, despite the inevitable creeping disease of becoming a large companySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 25, 2018Pros: Modernizing of technology stack. There are some really great managers who do want you to succeed. Flexibility with choosing projects sometimes, flexible hours. Gym.Cons: As others have mentioned, bureaucracy and red tape, in addition to heavy dosing of politics. Blatant nepotism, especially within the network of former Goldman Sachs employees. Engineering middle management emphasizes and rewards the wrong set of behaviors. Most senior/high-level positions (and corresponding SVP titles) are given to new hires rather than loyal, long-time employees.
- 5.0Simply Awesome, Nothing BadSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 18, 2021Pros: Super duper, good, awesome, great.Cons: Really nothing to complain about.
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