The quant developer interview loop, round by round
7 min read A round-by-round map of the quant developer interview loop and the classes of questions each firm tests, from the C++ screen to the matching-engine round. Read article
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What a kdb+ and q interview at a trading desk actually tests
7 min read How quant and HFT firms test kdb+ and the q language, and the asof-join and column-thinking questions that decide the screen. Read article
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How Squarepoint interviews quant researchers and developers
7 min read A round-by-round look at Squarepoint’s quant researcher and developer interviews, from the HackerRank screen to the final dataset exercise. Read article
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The G-Research interview and the 90-minute quiz that gates it
7 min read A breakdown of how G-Research screens quantitative researchers and developers, from the timed online quiz through the final onsite. Read article
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What Hudson River Trading actually tests in its interviews
6 min read A walk through HRT’s online assessment, phone screen, and onsite, the two engineering tracks, and what the coding rounds reward. Read article
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How XTX Markets screens quant researchers and developers
7 min read A breakdown of XTX Markets’ online assessment, technical call, and London onsite, and what the firm expects from quant researchers and developers. Read article
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Designing an in-memory order book in a quant interview
5 min read The order-book question is simple to state and brutal in the follow-ups. Here’s what trading firms actually look for. Read article
