Point72·Quantitative Analyst

Point72 Quantitative Analyst interview experience

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London, EnglandPosted Jul 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied for a systematic branch (Cubist), and my path moved through several distinct conversations.

I started with an interview with the PM, and it went well in the sense that we aligned on expectations for what the role would require.

Next I met a developer for a technical interview that was pretty detailed, testing different areas and covering more than just one narrow slice. After that, I had an interview with a quant researcher that felt much more psychologically intense. It started with a deep grilling about my background and, more unusually, why I changed jobs so frequently—even going back to earlier periods many years prior. Then the math portion came in and was described as

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