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Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom

February 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process included:

  • A HackerRank coding exercise
  • A phone interview
  • Full-day, face-to-face interviews at their offices.

I had a very positive experience. The interview questions were really doable, but I would advise preparation in algorithms, core Java (including concurrent packages), and data structures.

There was one slightly odd question where the interviewer really wanted me to say 'polymorphism.' He said something like, 'When we see lots of switch statements on type, we immediately think of...' (pausing for me to fill in the blank).

One thing I noticed was that all eight technical people I spoke to were young, white men. However, this is obviously a tiny sample size, and they do have some information about diversity on their website.

Questions

How would you implement a Concurrent Blocking Queue?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Two Sigma Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

Two Sigma's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive30%
Neutral20%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Two Sigma's Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.

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