There were various rounds of Face-to-face involving the investment team, HR, country head. It also included some tests. You will have to prove your ability and desire for the job. Interview with main hiring team the most important. Process may take 3-4 months
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Feb 2026
Interview
First round screen with Bus Dev, and then model test- Model test was not too complicated, timed 45 minutes and all in excel. This is general test candidates take before resume is shown to PMs.
Interview process had multiple stages, but was fair. My project followed an in person interviews where I needed to talk through my findings and thought process. Overall, the experience was well done and the team was organized with communication being delivered throughout each milestone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Please describe a time when you struggled and what did you learn from it.
a few rounds phone interviews, plus a data project with 1-week time. It is mainly in python and you are supposed to discover some alphas. So it is helpful to have some idea on the data or the familiarity with the data itself (or similar data) could help.
