Balyasny Asset Management Software Engineer interview experience

The work itself was achievable, so I felt like I could show how I approach building and structuring something from scratch. After that, I had an HR discussion focused on soft skills, past experience, and what motivated me to join BAM.

Then I moved into a technical conversation with two developers from London, one of whom was also a manager. Honestly, I expected harder programming questions, but they didn’t ask anything that felt medium or difficult. The manager’s questions were very basic—he even asked something like what Kafka is—and the system design discussion started with requirements