Schrödinger Interview Questions
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Schrödinger
Accountant
Senior Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral
I got a generic email from HR asking to schedule an interview, didn't talk to anyone before. Then, I had two video interviews, one with the hiring manager and another with their boss. I sent thank you emails after both, but never heard back, not even from HR. Later, I got an automated message saying they weren't moving forward. The whole experience felt cold and impersonal, just scheduled interviews and automated emails from HR.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What makes you want to join this company?
Schrödinger
Systems Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral System Design
The whole interview process lasted about 6 weeks. I was proactive throughout, which helped given the duration. After applying online, I reached out to a recruiter on LinkedIn who connected me with the hiring manager. There were three rounds in total. The first round was a 45-minute interview with a systems engineer, followed by a 45-minute interview with the hiring manager. The final round was an all-day virtual event with 6-7 interview slots with various department members. References were requested next, and I received an offer about two weeks later. The process wasn't overly difficult, just lengthy.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain the distinction between hard links and soft links in Linux?
Schrödinger
Software Engineer
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The recruitment process at Schrödinger has 3 rounds. It starts with an online assessment which took 1.5 hours and was offline. This OA had three questions. The first two were basic observation questions that were easy to medium in difficulty (like LeetCode problems), and most people with good problem-solving skills could solve them quickly. The third question was a medium-level tree problem that required a small but important observation, which made it difficult for many.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given an integer array arr, we split arr into some number of chunks (i.e., partitions), and individually sort each chunk. After concatenating them, the result should equal the sorted array. Return the largest number of chunks we can make to sort the array. Example 1: Input: arr = [5,4,3,2,1] Output: 1
Schrödinger
HR
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral
I met with the recruiter and the hiring manager, then had a full day onsite at their office. Everything seemed great until they asked for references, said everyone really liked me, and then just ghosted me for over a month. They eventually rejected me without any real feedback. My impression is that the company does important work and the people I met were nice individually, but they don't seem to value candidates as a whole. The HR leadership felt a bit immature, like they're good with junior staff but can't handle top talent.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a time you faced a challenging problem?
Schrödinger Interview Questions
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“Given an integer array arr, we split arr into some number of chunks (i.e., partitions), and individually sort each chunk. After concatenating them, the result should equal the sorted array. Return the largest number of chunks we can make to sort the array. Example 1: Input: arr = [5,4,3,2,1] Output: 1”
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