I applied through college or university. I interviewed at AQR Capital Management (Greenwich, CT)
Interview
The first interview was a 45 minute screening process where an interviewer asked you about your back ground and a couple of technical questions. The second round interview lasted the entire day and 5-6 other software developers asked both technical and non-technical interview questions. The first round interview was on campus while the second round interview was done on-site.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a lot of numbers (each number is inputted one at a time), find and maintain a list of the 100 biggest numbers.
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%
Personality test: 6%
Drug test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Background check: 3%
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