Quantitative Research Analyst

Status
Research Analyst at
Group/Division/Type
Hedge Fund
City
London
Interviewed
July 2025
Overall experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

General Interview Information

Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
3-4 months

Interview Details

What did the interview consist of?
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Please describe the interview / hiring process.
The interview process was quite long in general. There was the total of 5 technical interviews + HR calls. After the first screening interview round that was held with a junior researcher, I was called to join the 2 rounds with more senior researchers. After that there were 2 rounds with the sernior researchers that were mostly about the motivation to work in the company and detailed talks about the previous experience. The interviews were not super hard, I would say mostly usual brainteasers + general knowledge of mathematical analysis and optimization for the maths part; leetcode questions and general knowledge of programmming paradigms for the coding part.

All technical interviewers were super nice and helpful but I did not like the HR round at all. In terms of motivation, I got the feeling that they are looking for high ego individuals who are ready to constantly scream and shout why they are the best and things like that.
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