Hr email reach out then phone screen, 1 week later hiring manager online interview. Pulled out a spreadsheet asking marginal utility type questions. Nothing like other companies on the street.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how to optimize one's utility given the spreadsheet
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates in Nov 2021
Interview
1. Phone discussion with a recruiter
2. Moral/philosophical discussion in a group (of 3) with an investment engineer who facilitates
3. Technical interview with a current Investment Engineer. Largely probability/expectation type questions, and a few more fundamental discussions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The example moral/philosophical question they give is: "Is television damaging to society". They really want to know your thought process on open-ended problems and how you can establish a framework to make the discussion a bit more concrete.
I applied online. I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates
Interview
Here are the steps of the interview process as I remember:
- questions on application
- recruiter call
- discussion with other candidates
only got to the recruiter call, moves pretty fast.
I interviewed at Bridgewater Associates (Westport, CT)
Interview
first round behavioral tests
all day onsite with 13 interviews including group interview
highly focused on fit and culture
skills assessment was relatively mild, they assumed I was able to do the job based on my background (mathematics PhD)