Aqr Capital Management·Software Engineer

Aqr Capital Management Software Engineer interview experience

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PunePosted Apr 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with technical questioning that really focused on fundamentals and details in the typical stack areas—OOPs, DSA, DBMS, and operating systems.

The interview ran for a long time (about an hour and a half), and I could feel that the interviewer was staying relaxed throughout even as the questions went deep. It started by pulling from my resume, which made it feel like the questions were anchored to my background rather than random.

I also ran into a version of the process that centered on how I’d explain my resume and language knowledge. That round asked about topics like virtual functions, and it took a total of three rounds overall: two technical discussions and one HR. I didn’t get a perfectly “standard” experience either; I heard

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