Susquehanna International Group Quantitative Researcher interview experience

I had an HR or recruiter call where it started with background and behavioral topics—why I wanted to leave academia, why quant finance, and even lighter personal questions like hobbies. The vibe was pretty conversational, and it felt like they were trying to understand how I thought about the move, not just what I’d studied.

Then the technical part stayed on the probabilistic side. I remember solving a simple probability problem together that used Bayes theorem, and in other stages I saw probability show up again as the main technical theme. Those interviews were fairly short—around 30