Bridgewater Associates Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Bridgewater Associates.
Bridgewater Associates
Software Developer
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral Technical
I spoke with a recruiter first, then had a 1-hour coding interview. After that, there was a behavioral interview, followed by another coding interview. If I had gotten past the coding interview, I would have had a final general interview with senior, non-technical people from the company.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Code Battleship
Bridgewater Associates
Software Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
Bridgewater's hiring process is quite involved, with a lot of steps even before the actual interviews. I went through two phone screens, a coding challenge to complete at home, took about five personality tests, watched 10-15 videos about their company culture, and then had an all-day interview at their office, which lasted about 8 hours and involved meeting 10-15 people. The culture videos emphasized open-mindedness and a lack of egos, but my interview experience felt the opposite at times, with some interviewers coming across as condescending and exhibiting ego. Some questions felt like personal attacks, but I understand that's part of their culture. There was a 2-hour culture session focused on how I'd react to feedback, and based on my personality test results, it suggested I might not be a good cultural fit. The interview included two whiteboarding sessions where we discussed problem-solving approaches, specifically for backend engineering and algorithmic challenges. While the role wasn't the right fit for me, the personality tests were insightful, and I appreciated being able to see my management style results.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- How do you manage conflict in your job?
- Can you give feedback?
- How do you receive feedback?
Bridgewater Associates
Software Developer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical
I had a strange experience with this company. I was given a straightforward coding test. While I didn't immediately recall some design pattern names, I could provide the answers once they were explained. The interview involved one senior interviewer and several junior interviewers. The senior interviewer seemed quite rigid with limited object-oriented design experience. The junior interviewers also appeared uncertain at times and struggled to grasp some of the design concepts they asked me about. Overall, the environment felt somewhat manufactured.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the Dependency Inversion Principle?
Bridgewater Associates Software Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Bridgewater Associates interview reports.
“Can you find the frequency and line number of a word?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on repealing the estate tax?”
Read reports →“Did you check out the news about Bridgewater? We think it's amusing, so you should read it.”
Read reports →“Can you explain the Dependency Inversion Principle?”
Read reports →“How can the code test be enhanced to handle a larger volume of data?”
Read report →“Can you design how to implement Battleship?”
Read report →“Could you explain how to debug a race condition when working with multithreading?”
Read report →“Could you design and implement a Battleship game?”
Read report →“What makes you want to join a hedge fund?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 28 Bridgewater Associates interview reports.