Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
September 1, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
First, I was given a Code Signal assessment (LC medium).
Then, I moved on to virtual onsite interviews.
These consisted of 3 technical interviews, where I was given an NP-hard problem.
I did not continue on in the onsite interviews.
Questions
I signed an NDA, unfortunately.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 41 interview experiences for the Two Sigma Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
7%
Pass Rate
Two Sigma's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive61%
Neutral27%
Negative12%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Two Sigma's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Two Sigma Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 5, 2025
Pros: Great work-life balance, very smart people to learn from.
Cons: Engineering and modeling are fragmented.
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
Pays well, not always interesting work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
October 4, 2017
Pros: One of the highest paying jobs in software; raises every year; huge bonuses.
Growing name recognition - people say that Two Sigma is very tough to get into.
Lots of smart devs from companies like Google/Amazon.
Treats employees well in general; good benefits.
Flexible schedule; overtime is rare for most teams.
Tech stack is not bad for a hedge fund; usually gets updated regularly.
Cons: Tough to find another job that pays as well.
Devs are second-class to quants/modelers in a way.
A lot of uninteresting work to support the business. As a result, you don't get exposed to a lot of the big data/real-time technologies used in internet companies. The emphasis on home-grown software also makes this worse. There's a chance that you're making good money in exchange for lower future marketability.
Unstable management changes all the time.
- 5.0Great place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 5, 2025Pros: Great work-life balance, very smart people to learn from.Cons: Engineering and modeling are fragmented.
- 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.
- 4.0Pays well, not always interesting workSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeOctober 4, 2017Pros: One of the highest paying jobs in software; raises every year; huge bonuses. Growing name recognition - people say that Two Sigma is very tough to get into. Lots of smart devs from companies like Google/Amazon. Treats employees well in general; good benefits. Flexible schedule; overtime is rare for most teams. Tech stack is not bad for a hedge fund; usually gets updated regularly.Cons: Tough to find another job that pays as well. Devs are second-class to quants/modelers in a way. A lot of uninteresting work to support the business. As a result, you don't get exposed to a lot of the big data/real-time technologies used in internet companies. The emphasis on home-grown software also makes this worse. There's a chance that you're making good money in exchange for lower future marketability. Unstable management changes all the time.
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