I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT) in Aug 2017
Interview
Received an email from a recruiter. Did a phone interview and was invited to interview on-site. On-site interview consisted of a one-on-one technical interview and a group discussion about a philosophical question. Afterwards, was called in for an additional one-on-one technical interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Algorithm problems: how to optimize elevators, how to design a game of Guess Who.
Hr email reach out then phone screen, 1 week later hiring manager online interview. Pulled out a spreadsheet asking marginal utility type questions. Nothing like other companies on the street.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to optimize one's utility given the spreadsheet
I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
Here are the steps of the interview process as I remember:
- questions on application
- recruiter call
- discussion with other candidates
only got to the recruiter call, moves pretty fast.
I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT)
Interview
first round behavioral tests
all day onsite with 13 interviews including group interview
highly focused on fit and culture
skills assessment was relatively mild, they assumed I was able to do the job based on my background (mathematics PhD)
