D. E. Shaw India Qa Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at D. E. Shaw India.
D. E. Shaw India
Quality Assurance Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
I interviewed for a Quality Assurance Engineer role at D. E. Shaw Company. It started well with some senior team members who seemed to like my qualifications. HR then called saying I had positive feedback and an offer would come soon. But the next day, they told me about an extra interview round. It took days to schedule and then to get results. After that, I just got an email saying I was rejected. I tried asking for feedback multiple times, but HR never really got back to me, just saying they would. It was frustrating and unprofessional not to get any clear reasons. I used to think highly of D. E. Shaw Company, but this experience changed my mind. The process was slow, communication was bad, and they didn't handle candidates well. I hope they improve their hiring process, especially with communication and updates.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Could you discuss your knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA)?
- Can you explain your experience with automation?
- What are your strengths in aptitude?
D. E. Shaw India
Software QA Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
HR reached out first and did some initial screening, which was a good experience. HR then set up two technical interview rounds. The interviews were only over the phone and spread across a few days.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Questions about garbage collection and paging, similar to college exams.
- An aptitude question on how to sort strings like aaaa, bbb, aaababa, babaaaa.
D. E. Shaw India
Software Quality Assurance Engineer
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Coding Technical
It started with an online coding test that had a couple of aptitude questions and two coding problems. The coding questions were of medium and hard difficulty. Then there was a second round, which was an online interview where I was asked two questions, and they were medium difficulty.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Find the bridge in the graph.
- Find the median of a matrix.
D. E. Shaw India Qa Engineer Interview Questions
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“Find the median of a matrix.”
Read reports →“Find the bridge in the graph.”
Read reports →“Given an array representing chocolate weights, and a process where you pick a chocolate, eat half (keeping the larger half if the weight is odd), in how many minimum days can all chocolates be finished?”
Read reports →“How does an LRU cache work?”
Read reports →“How would you sort an array containing only 0s and 1s?”
Read report →“What are the basics of Python?”
Read report →“Could you write test cases for a given python script?”
Read report →“Could you explain Disjoint Set Union?”
Read report →“How would you approach testing the Gmail login functionality?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 21 D. E. Shaw India interview reports.