Tower Research Capital Quantitative Researcher interview experience

After two technical phone screens, I went through a lengthy on-site where I met around seven people, usually for about an hour each. The conversations spanned infrastructure and systems discussions as well as multiple trading teams, and I even had lunch with a cross-section of the company that included the founders. Logistics were handled end-to-end—airfare and hotel arrangements—and I spent two nights in a nearby hotel before returning to the office.

Another full-day experience also involved being tested in person, but it felt more like a sequence of filters. I started with a head trader