D.E. Shaw Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (84%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.6
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Interview Difficulty (100%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.5
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% Interns - FT Offers (58%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at D.E. Shaw

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Interview Questions & Answers - D.E. Shaw Examples

Fundamental Research Analyst Intern Interview - Public Investment

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
It started with a resume drop and then a first round interview with HR. The first round was solely behavioral and to the best of my knowledge, subsequent rounds involved a case study.
Interview Questions
You’re part of an intern group with 4 others and you are tasked with generating feedback on the internship. You have an idea for how to improve the internship but all the others don’t like your idea. What do you do
Whats one time you did something without being asked to. Could be academic or personal

Rotational Associates Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in new york
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Went through several rounds including a case study and behaviorals. Also asked general career/why DE Shaw type questions.
Interview Questions
Went deep on past experiences and research/work.

Fundamental Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
I applied online and got a first round with HR. Then I got a take-home case study to complete in 2 days. After that was a back-to-back 2 hour interview with 2 manager on a credit and equity team. Then a final interview with the COO of the team.
Interview Questions
How did you get the assumptions and calculations on the case study?

Associate Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2026
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied on Handshake via my college's portal. After about 3 weeks, got an invite for a R1, 30-min video interview, consisting of behaviorals and brain teasers. They require submitting a writing sample, and mine was a brief research paper from a physics class.
Interview Questions
Brain teasers on economic intuition, probability

SBD Intern Interview - Strategy and Operations

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: March 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
It was 3 rounds. The first one was with an analyst who asked about basic strategy questions but not technical, mostly scenario based and how I would act in them. Received a case study within an hour, had to write a 2 page long response. And then received super day after a month of it. It was with 2 VPs, each interview being 45 minutes long. Based on case study, use of data and information in life, resume deep dive and behaviorals
Interview Questions
Quantitative data I can use for the case study

SBD Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Interview
I haven't interviewed yet but I just got offered an interview! As far as the application goes, I can give some tips there. I provided a sample of writing about a proposed RCT for one of my classes (it was a 12 pager with thorough analysis), and then I talked about some potential changes to my school that were very chill (better food, attendance)
Interview Questions
I was a little worried about the question about technical classes I've taken, because all I've taken is Intro Stats and CS, but it ended up being alright.

Compliance Analyst Interview - Compliance

Anonymous interview candidate in Indore
Interviewed: June 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
There were going to be a total of 3 rounds. 2 technical + Behavioral Round and 1 HR Round. Both rounds consisted of questions on diving deep in the resume, asking questions on stock market and global economy. 1st Interviewer was very helpful and considerate because it was my first interview and I was nervous. The 2nd interviewer was more objective and I bombed the interview as the questions were mostly based on abstract current affairs and trying to press on the economic events.
Interview Questions
Abstract questions based on macroeconomic concepts. 1st interview was a little easier as the interviewer was trying to see if the candidate has intellectual capacity to do the day-to-day operations. The 2nd interview went deep into various concepts taught during the undergrad years.

Fundamental Equities Intern Interview - Hedge Fund

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: February 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Heard back to do initial hr screening interview about a week after submitting the application. Got asked general tell me about yourself followed by three situational questions that were really detailed. After screening, was asked to do a case study to do within 48 hours which consist of questions that require creative thinking and quantitative analysis.
Interview Questions
What was something that you did out of your own interest?

fundamental research intern Interview - Hedge Fund

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: July 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Very weird organizational behavioral interview with a Harvard Master's grad. Asking awkward personality questions, what-if's, and hypothetical scenarios.
Interview Questions
Your professor asks you to teach a class but then the slides you made get deleted. What do you do?

Trader Intern Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: September 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied online. Heard back quickly from recruiter and had a 1-on-1 with recruiter. Almost all situational questions, with no technicals at all.
Interview Questions
All situational questions surrounding teamwork, teambuilding, learning styles etc. No technicals and a few motivationals.
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