Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at DRW with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 40 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at DRW overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at DRW as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 8%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at DRW
Interview
Apply on the website. First I got a OA but I couldn't recall what they are about. I think they are relatively difficult. Then got rejected after the first video interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data structure (How to implement a heap) What version of Python / Java do you use? Then describe the new feature you have used in the new version. What's the difference between Java and Python Thread? How are they implemented? Discussion about the projects I've listed in the cv.
I applied online. I interviewed at DRW (Montreal, QC) in Jan 2026
Interview
Online Coding Assessment. Aced it but they didnt contact me after. It was about 2 hours long but I took 1 hour. Got the rejection notification a couple days later.
Codility online assessment was the first round which was leetcode style. Then a technical interview and then a superday. Technical interview entailed multiple questions on various topics such as algorithms, data structures, os, networking, system design and more.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data structures, Algorithms, Networking, OS, System design
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at DRW (London, England) in Oct 2025
Interview
OA then first round interview in 45 minutes. The interviewer is friendly and helpful. They mostly ask about C++ knowledge and low-level details, rather than leetcode questions. Got rejected after that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How is vector in C++ implemented? What is an iterator?