I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Point72 (New York, NY) in Sept 2024
Interview
Applied through personal connection, had two first-round zoom screens with members of the pod, scheduled back-to-back on the same day. Each lasted about an hour, with 10 minutes for a quick resume walkthrough, 40 minutes for technical questions related to your resume, and 10 minutes for questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Walk through past alpha research, what datasets you need, track-record, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Point72 in Jan 2026
Interview
Very technical based for multiple rounds (6+) focusing on calculus, probability, stats, and a few brain teasers. There is a coding test at the end, where you are given a certain time frame to submit back.
Introducing yourself, and went deep on past project experience, the interviewer went quite deep on describing those projects. Followed by two tech questions. Both questions are about probabilities and stats.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The probability of winning the most out of 7 games
Hr Interview then Meeting with a QR; Not very difficult, but they tend to ask questions in OLS or Coding. And they valued previous experiences in the related fields. Not a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The outliers in linear regression, detection and solution.
