Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
A phone screen occurred a couple of weeks after first applying, followed by a 1-on-1 coding interview about two weeks later. The rejection email arrived a few weeks after that.
Questions
How to implement Huffman coding trees.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Two Sigma Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Two Sigma's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Two Sigma's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Jose, California.
Two Sigma Work Experiences
5.0
Best Company I've Worked For
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 11, 2023
Pros: - Smart, highly motivated co-workers
- Challenging projects
- Good work-life balance
Cons: There are still some kinks around RTO policy. But overall, the required five days a month in office is quite reasonable.
4.0
Friendly atmosphere with good work-life balance, but concerns about stability
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 10, 2026
Pros: There is good WLB and decent pay. Everyone is pretty friendly.
Cons: In 2022, it felt like the business was dying. I am not sure how it is now.
5.0
Great company - Amazing talent
Vice President Engineering • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 2, 2016
Pros: You will make an impact as soon as you set foot through the door.
Everyone I work with is very smart and approachable.
The company is focusing on standardizing and simplifying its platform(s), which is an amazingly exciting time to be here for those that like to be part of a redesign.
Those that can self-manage and collaborate well will have an amazing career.
Cons: Because everyone is so smart and able, it is almost assumed that you will be attempting to reinvent the wheel to get your project off the ground. But the result is a plethora of home-grown tools and services.
- 5.0Best Company I've Worked ForSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 11, 2023Pros: - Smart, highly motivated co-workers - Challenging projects - Good work-life balanceCons: There are still some kinks around RTO policy. But overall, the required five days a month in office is quite reasonable.
- 4.0Friendly atmosphere with good work-life balance, but concerns about stabilitySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 10, 2026Pros: There is good WLB and decent pay. Everyone is pretty friendly.Cons: In 2022, it felt like the business was dying. I am not sure how it is now.
- 5.0Great company - Amazing talentVice President Engineering • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 2, 2016Pros: You will make an impact as soon as you set foot through the door. Everyone I work with is very smart and approachable. The company is focusing on standardizing and simplifying its platform(s), which is an amazingly exciting time to be here for those that like to be part of a redesign. Those that can self-manage and collaborate well will have an amazing career.Cons: Because everyone is so smart and able, it is almost assumed that you will be attempting to reinvent the wheel to get your project off the ground. But the result is a plethora of home-grown tools and services.
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