Candidates for Automationtechies quant roles report a timed online assessment heavy on probability, then a short recruiter phone screen with more probability questions. Every report here ended without an offer.
$125K
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$175K
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Across these candidate reports, which cover quant analyst, researcher and trader-track roles, the online assessment is the stage most often described as decisive. Two candidates describe about 17 questions in 60 minutes, covering probability, combinatorics, logic puzzles and brain teasers. Others describe a mix of brain teasers, statistics and calculus. One candidate cited a Mettl test with numeric answers rather than multiple choice, so you had to compute exact values.
Probability and expected value come up repeatedly. Reported questions include which coin sequence appears first (HTH versus HHT), the expected distance between two random points on a circle, a coin-toss payoff game with an optimal strategy, dice and card problems, the expected number of pieces when cutting a circle, and cube-painting probability. Candidates who reached the phone stage describe a recruiter call of roughly 23 to 40 minutes. It mixed motivation and background questions with two or three probability problems. One candidate was given hints on a missed question and was rejected two days later.
Some reports describe a longer path. One trader-track candidate describes several phone rounds followed by a data exercise and a final round. Another describes a second round with traders that brought harder, faster brain teasers. Because these accounts differ and the sample is small, treat extra rounds as possible rather than standard. Practice timed, accurate probability work, and prepare a specific answer for why you want this firm and role.
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The process started with an online assessment that took about an hour to complete. It was heavy on logic and statistics questions, with some probability and combinatorics thrown in to test analytical thinking. One question I remember was about coin flip sequences—if you flip a fair coin repeatedly, which comes up first: HTH or HHT? It seems simple at first, but the answer requires some careful thinking about conditional probability. There were also broader mental teasers designed to challenge problem-solving and creativity, so it wasn't just straightforward formula application.
If you made it past the assessment, the next stage was an online one-on-one interview. Mine consisted of more logic and statistics questions, plus some background and behavioral questions about my experience. The interviewers also asked about current market conditions—one asked how the uncertainty around US elections was affecting the markets. It felt like they wanted to see both my quantitative reasoning and whether I could think about real-world applications. The interviewer I had was a bit intense and distracted during the call, which made it harder to focus, but I tried to push through. The whole process felt designed to stress-test your analytical abilities and see how you handle pressure while thinking through complex problems.
Prep tip from this candidate
Drill probability and combinatorics problems deeply—especially those involving expectation and conditional probability like the coin sequence problem. Be ready to explain your reasoning under pressure, and prepare to connect quantitative concepts to real market events, as they ask about current economic and geopolitical developments.
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Synthesized from candidate reports. Individual experiences may vary.
Candidates report a timed online assessment, with two describing about 17 questions in 60 minutes covering probability, combinatorics, logic and brain teasers. One candidate says answers were numeric rather than multiple choice. Several describe it as the main filter, so speed and accuracy under time pressure matter.
Candidates who passed the assessment report a recruiter call of roughly 23 to 40 minutes. It typically combined background and motivation questions, such as why trading and why this firm, with two or three probability or expected value questions. Some candidates mention a closing Q&A window.
Some candidates report further technical rounds. One trader-track candidate describes harder, fast-paced brain teasers from traders, including coin-sequence, card and dice questions. Another describes several phone rounds on cards, coin flips, dice and expected value. Not every candidate reached this stage, so it may vary by role.
One trader-track candidate describes a data exercise round and a final round after the phone interviews, and says the bar rose noticeably at that point. These details come from few reports, so prepare for them as possibilities rather than a fixed step. Every candidate in this set reports no offer.
