They sent me a coding challenge made of 3 tests and a small essay. The tests were on algorithms while the essay was on a previous quantitative project. The test was recorded and you had to explain the algorithms on video.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at J.P. Morgan (London, England) in Jan 2013
Interview
First round interview (telephone) :
- CV walkthrough
- Thesis walkthrough
- Probability questions (expectations, coin machine, etc.)
- Some basic C++ questions (OOP, virtual function, ..)
Second round interview (telephone) :
- More probability questions
- Harder C++ OOP questions
- How to price EU and Am options using binomial trees
- How to price a barrier option using Monte Carlo simulation
Interviewers were very friendly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Something about ocean python, I had no clue what that was, and oceanography wasn't my field