I applied online. I interviewed at Point72 in Nov 2016
Interview
I had applied on the company website. I ended up having three rounds via phone, with people in the New York, Hong Kong and London offices. Interviews were quite technical and I had answered all questions pretty well. After a few weeks I was told they would not proceed as they didn't find a good match.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to compute some properties of matrices and related numerical algorithms
I applied online. I interviewed at Point72 in Jan 2026
Interview
Very technical based for multiple rounds (6+) focusing on calculus, probability, stats, and a few brain teasers. There is a coding test at the end, where you are given a certain time frame to submit back.
Introducing yourself, and went deep on past project experience, the interviewer went quite deep on describing those projects. Followed by two tech questions. Both questions are about probabilities and stats.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The probability of winning the most out of 7 games
Hr Interview then Meeting with a QR; Not very difficult, but they tend to ask questions in OLS or Coding. And they valued previous experiences in the related fields. Not a good experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The outliers in linear regression, detection and solution.
