AAkunaCapital·Quantitative Researcher

AkunaCapital Quantitative Researcher interview experience

No offer

Easy

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United StatesPosted Aug 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a two-test start and then a recorded interview pipeline, and the whole thing took about four weeks.

First I did two online tests—one mental math screen and one coding test—then I moved into a video interview round followed by a final interview round.

Even though the earlier steps were online, they felt unusually practical: the mental math component forced quick calculations, and then the video interview required me to articulate how I was thinking rather than just selecting an answer. The final round came after that in sequence, and the pace never really slowed.

I ended up getting an offer, and what surprised me most was how much the communication piece mattered once the process moved

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