I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Murex (Dublin, Dublin) in Feb 2014
Interview
Attended technical test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Part 1 is compulsory 3 questions...write a page on what you know about murex? Why do you want to work for murex? & a 3rd question along the same line
Part 2 is compulsory also & consists of 5 maths wordy questions
eg. You have 3 jugs 12L, 7L & 5L & an infinite supply of water...list the steps to end up with two jugs filled with exactly 6L each.
Eg. 2 trains one travelling from Liverpool to London and another travelling from London to Liverpool leave the stations at the same time. They pass each other at one point after which the train from london reaches its destination one hour later whereas the train from Liverpool reaches its destination 4 hours later...how many times faster was one train going than the other?
Questions from capital markets & risk sections...
What is netting? When is it used?
What is collateral management? When is it used?
What is the definition of VaR? What are 3 ways it is calculated?
What is beta? How is it calculated?
What is the difference between OTC and listed?
Effect of negative correlation on a portfolio?
IT - what is SQL?
What is XML? What are the main commands used?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Murex (Dublin, Dublin) in May 2016
Interview
I applied in Dublin office. There were 4 rounds:
1. Online application, including CV and cover letter: research for Murex information, recent achievements, strengths, customers...
2. Technical Paper Test: 2 hours, with 40 writing questions
a. 10 compulsory questions: overview about Murex, why do choose this position, some IQ questions
b. 5 topics, choose any 3 (risk management, capital markets, IT theory, practical IT knowledge, maths): 10 questions each
3. HR Interview (with 1 more Consultant involved): go through the CV with great details
4. Technical interview with 2 managers: focus on working experience, as well as questions to test technology general knowledge, ability and interest. 2 IQ questions as well
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the technology that you consider the most innovative in the last 10 years?
What is the technology that you find it most advantageous for yourself?
The Initial testing is difficult, difficult to complete in the two hours as it was very long. There is 3 questions on murex itself at the start. Make sure you have these researched. Then there is 5 compulsory logic questions followed by a choice of three sections from 5. Each section consisted of 10 questions and you could choose from 2 IT sections, 2 finance sections and 1 maths section. You do not need to have in depth work done for each of these sections, just pick the ones that suit you. The questions do not seem to change year after year so a lot of the questions listed by other people are relevant.
