I applied online. I interviewed at D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm (New York, NY)
Interview
First round with HR, all situational. Probably like 10 questions. They present the situation, then ask you what you would do, then ask you if it has happened before. The situations are stupid, but just lie and say it has happened before.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Computer crashes. Important presentation tomorrow. What do you do? Has this happened before?
Someone keeps interrupting your meeting. What do you do? Has this happened before?
I interviewed at D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm (London, England)
Interview
First CV Screen; Then Behavioral Interview. A lot of situationals here, not the standard behavioral interview you would expect. Then case study. 48 hours to do the case study. Rejected after the case study.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What would you do if there was a conflict with one of your team members and they kept on interrupting your meeting.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at D. E. Shaw & Co. - Investment Firm (London, England) in Apr 2025
Interview
Easy, asked
1) Which ETF, adjusted for CapM, alpha and beta within a horizontally adjusted investment environment, outperforms both the S&P 500 and FTSE 100 on a regular basis
2) Which quantitative trading strategy is the most philosophically efficient, taking into account teachings from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.
3) Given the shift in regime from QE to QT, how are you re-evaluating the role of duration and illiquidity premia within a strategic asset allocation framework for institutional clients.