Chicago Trading Company Interview Questions
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Chicago Trading Company
Quant Researcher
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
There were many rounds of interviews, including behavioral interviews. The quantitative researchers I spoke with were all very nice. For the behavioral part, it seems more important that the team likes you rather than just giving the right answers. The HR team was quite unprofessional; they never responded to emails. When I followed up for a status update, I found out I had been removed and blocked by the HR person in charge.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
Chicago Trading Company
Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Take home
Interview formats
Technical
There was an online aptitude test where I had to solve different kinds of problems, including math, pattern recognition, and grammar. It was important to stay focused because the questions changed quickly. At the end, there was an optional survey that took a lot of time.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- What do random English words mean?
- Solve math problems.
- Solve pattern problems.
Chicago Trading Company
Site Reliability Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process involved a recruiter call and some technical rounds. They seemed to really focus on behavioral aspects, possibly more than technical skills, because they kept mentioning they don't want to hire 'a-holes.' It was a bit strange because I haven't encountered issues with that at other places, and other companies tend to look for humbleness and guide candidates more subtly. Recruiters were pretty quick, and overall it was a fine experience, though I have different ideas about what they should prioritize in interviews.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about a time you demonstrated a specific quality or skill.
Chicago Trading Company
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Got a ping from a recruiter. Had an initial chat that was a mix of technical and behavioral stuff with a senior recruiter at CTC. Then, they sent me straight to an onsite interview with a bunch of technical and behavioral rounds. They really seemed to focus on "tell me about a time when..." type questions. After that, the recruiter said I got "positive feedback" and I was supposed to move to team matching, but it's been crickets for months. Super unprofessional and a massive waste of my time.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Tell me about your experience with multithreading and object-oriented programming.
- Describe behavioral scenarios.
Chicago Trading Company Interview Questions
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“In hold'em, what's the probability of getting two of the same card?”
Read reports →“What is the expected number of steps for an ant to reach the diagonally opposite vertex of a cube, given it moves to any vertex with equal probability?”
Read reports →“What is the probability that a Brownian motion process starting at time 0 reaches 3 before it reaches -2?”
Read reports →“Regarding Conditional Expectation, what is the expected number of coin tosses needed to get two heads in a row?”
Read reports →“Given a 10x10x10 cube made of 1000 1x1x1 cubes, with the outside spray painted, calculate how many small cubes have no paint on them.”
Read report →“Consider a 10x10x10 cube composed of smaller cubes. If the entire exterior of this large cube is painted, how many small cubes would remain unpainted?”
Read report →“Given a single linked list, how would you determine if it contains a cycle?”
Read report →“What happens when you try to add an object of an incorrect type to a Java collection?”
Read report →“What is the sum of numbers from 1 to 50?”
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