AkunaCapital Quantitative Researcher interview experience

I was surprised by how much time pressure still mattered even though there was a generous block—you had to move efficiently and still keep the solutions correct. After that coding round, I was sent into a math-focused stage delivered through a recorded format where I had to turn on my camera and walk through my problem-solving process as I worked.

Once I got past the assessments, the later interview rounds leaned even more into implementation and communication. I ended up doing a pair-style coding interview where the tasks involved practical data handling and algorithmic thinking—things like