Point72 Data Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 9 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Point72.
Point72
Data Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
I had an HR round where they reviewed my resume and asked why I thought I was a good fit for the role. Unfortunately, I received a standard rejection email afterward with no feedback. I attempted to follow up with the recruiter, but due to the time difference (they were in London), it was difficult to connect.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain why you believe you are suitable for this position?
Point72
Data Engineer Intern
Intern Average Positive experience No offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Coding Technical Behavioral
It was pretty straightforward, first a recruiter chat, then a Hackerrank assessment, followed by a superday with three interviews. They were standard Leetcode style interviews, with one question about data processing. There was also a behavioral interview. Overall, it wasn't too bad, but you should know Leetcode well and be passionate about your projects.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your past projects?
Point72
Senior Data Engineer
Senior Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Take home
Interview formats
Coding
Did a take home hacker rank test. It had three Data Structures and Algorithm questions: easy, medium, and hard. The easy and medium ones involved some array operations. The hard one was on DFA and was tricky to get all test cases to pass.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Arrange array in mentioned format (easy)
- Mathematical operations on Array (medium)
- DFA related question (hard)
Point72 Data Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Point72 interview reports.
“Given a deterministic finite automata machine, how would you determine if a given input string is accepted or rejected?”
Read reports →“Explain a finite-state machine.”
Read reports →“How would you calculate the 80th percentile price from a list of prices?”
Read reports →“Can you find the largest sum of a contiguous subarray (similar to a LeetCode problem)?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on making API calls?”
Read report →“Can you explain how to handle API calls?”
Read report →“Can you explain why you believe you are suitable for this position?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about your past projects?”
Read report →“Can you tell me about the projects you've worked on?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 9 Point72 interview reports.