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First Trust Capital Management Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a First Trust Capital Management Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 10 questions · ~85 min
Find Two Sum IndicesEasy
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Use a hash map to find two array elements that sum to a target in O(n) time.

Hash TablesArraysSortingFirst Trust Capital Management
Reverse a Linked ListMedium
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Tests understanding of pointer manipulation, iterative vs recursive approaches, and correctness.

Linked ListsData StructuresFirst Trust Capital Management
Solve a Coding ProblemMedium
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Tests baseline coding ability, problem-solving approach, and correctness under interview constraints.

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System Design6 questions · ~51 min
Ensure Data ConsistencyHard
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Tests your understanding of consistency models, distributed transactions, and practical trade-offs.

distributed systemsdata consistencyarchitectureFirst Trust Capital Management
Caching for Application PerformanceMedium
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Tests ability to choose caching layers, invalidation strategies, and performance measurement approaches.

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Design Parking Lot SystemMedium
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Tests system design skills for modeling resources, state transitions, and edge cases in a real-time allocation workflow.

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SQL & Data Manipulation5 questions + 3 drills · ~72 min
Optimize SQL Query PerformanceHard
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Tests ability to diagnose bottlenecks and apply indexing, query rewriting, and execution-plan driven tuning.

database managementFirst Trust Capital Management
Database Normalization BasicsMedium
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Tests foundational database design knowledge and ability to explain tradeoffs in schema structure.

normalizationdatabase designdata integrityFirst Trust Capital Management
Querying Null EntriesMedium
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Use IS NULL, LEFT JOIN, and CASE expressions to identify incomplete First Trust client account records.

Data Analysissql queriesFirst Trust Capital Management
SQL Duplicate Record DetectionEasy
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Find duplicate American Institutes for Research assessment submissions using a CTE, GROUP BY, HAVING, and joins.

deduplicationsqldata integrityAmerican Institutes for ResearchMacy's
Top Models Per Asset ClassEasy
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Rank Balyasny research models by average return within each asset class using DENSE_RANK and aggregation.

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Behavioral & Leadership24 questions · ~203 min
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