I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (Greenwich, CT) in Jun 2016
Interview
I interview at Greenwich, Connecticut. It was a great experience. I interviewed with 5 members, all of them were very good, I had a great experience, loved the culture, and I learned a lot of things in my interview about the company, and the opportunities at AQR.
I am new to the industry and looking to join a strong team where I can pt my knowledge I have acquired all these years to build valuable products, and would definitely love to work for AQR if given an opportunity.
I am currently waiting for the result - fingers crossed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Based on SQL, Design related, and Data Structures.
hackerrank then call with member on team. Hackerrank is easy and medium. Call with member on team to go over experience and some behavioral questions awkward interviewer. Didn't make it that much further
Recruiter screening and then online technical around and then personality round. Was told they extended an offer to someone else after that round. Didn't score perfectly on the technical but still made it through.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management in May 2024
Interview
I was reached out for an initial HR interview. Afterwards was another interview with HR. After passing those it's on to the final interviews. This part is 5 interviews without a break between any of them. It is basic leetcode/system design questions along with some meetings with HR. Communication is horrendous. AQR doesn't get back to you for weeks after an interview, you need to constantly email them for an update. Don't waste your time, the 7 interviews I had took over 2 months, and I didn't get a rejection until I contacted them a month after my final interview.
Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at AQR Capital Management with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 14% positive. To compare, the company-average is 41% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 37 days to get hired, when considering 22 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at AQR Capital Management overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at AQR Capital Management as a Software Developer according to 22 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 32%
One on one interview: 18%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Drug test: 6%
Personality test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 3%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -