Interactive Brokers Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Hard

Positive

Hungary, CTPosted Jun 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an online test that set the tone: it was math- and reasoning-oriented.

After that, I had a set of personal rounds where every interviewer focused on the same core areas—mathematical thinking, problem-solving, and programming—so it didn’t feel like the technical bar varied wildly from step to step. Communication was in English or at least supported by English, which made it easier to stay anchored.

As it progressed, it felt like the screening was trying to triangulate how I reasoned rather than whether I had memorized specific patterns. I ultimately didn’t reach an offer, but the experience was consistent enough that I knew where I was being judged: the online

Create a free Dataford account to unlock the full round-by-round breakdown, the questions asked and the outcome.

Read the full report Read the full report

Preparing for this interview?

Interactive Brokers Software Engineer interview guideThe full process, round by round, with the question bank Practice Software Engineer interview questionsReal questions from this role across companies All Interactive Brokers interview guidesEvery role we cover at this company