I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Virtu Financial (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
Skype interview with a recruiter (Competency based questions)
Then had a Skype interview with someone from HR (Competency based questions only)
Assessment Day
Sat a logic/reasoning IQ test when I arrived (pattern recognition), which I passed before proceeding to the next round which was an interview with a trader (brain teaser questions)
Then proceeded to a lunch interview in which I was asked about myself.
A lack of coding experience and not demonstrating enough interest in the company during the lunch interview was my downfall so if you get this far make sure not to drop off as i believe this is one of the final stages.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Brain teasers
1. If you have 8 monkeys (and one is slightly heavier than the rest) how many goes are needed to determine the heavy monkey? What if you had 27 monkeys? or if you had x goes how many monkeys could you work with?
2. Estimate how many lakes are in Canada?
3. if you had a deck of 52 cards in which all the card were red on one side and black on the other. If 32 cards were facing up red and 20 black to begin with, how would you divide the cards into two groups with the same number of black cards in each group whilst blindfolded? Write an equation which demonstrates this relationship?
4. If we were to play a game of double or quits starting with €1 how many games in a row would you need to win before you become a millionaire?
Very long interview process. Technical assessment and technical round and then onsite super day interview. Very unnecessarily long in my opinion, interviewed with around 6 people onsite, emphasis on long hours. A lot of statistical/probability questions and brain teasers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time you worked through a team challenge.
I applied online. I interviewed at Virtu Financial in Jun 2026
Interview
Passed the OA, recruiter casual call where she asks about what you know about virtu financial, why you are interested, your past experiences... Got the first technical round next week
there is one HR call, then hackerrank test, consisting 5 questions in python or you can use other coding language as well, then Technical round with one of the member and one final round with the full member team on site in their midtown office.
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Virtu Financial interviews FAQs
Trading Operations Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Virtu Financial with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 34% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Trading Operations Analyst roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 32 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Virtu Financial overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Virtu Financial as a Trading Operations Analyst according to 32 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 21%
Phone interview: 20%
IQ intelligence test: 18%
Group panel interview: 6%
Personality test: 5%
Background check: 3%
Other: 2%
Presentation: 1%
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