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DE Shaw Interview Questions
The D. E. Shaw group runs research-heavy interviews covering probability, stochastic processes, statistics and algorithmic problem-solving. Below are 17 quant interview questions of the kind asked at DE Shaw, spanning Probability, Stochastic Processes, Calculus & Linear Algebra, Algorithms & Numerical, Statistics. Each comes with a full worked solution — sign in to check your answers and track your progress.
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Hat Check
ProbabilityJane StreetDE Shaw
Exponential Survival
ProbabilityDE ShawMorgan Stanley
Random Walk Recurrence
Stochastic ProcessesTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Expected Running Max of BM
Stochastic ProcessesGoldman SachsDE Shaw
Determinant = Product of Eigenvalues
Calculus & Linear AlgebraTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Two SumLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalGoogleDE Shaw
Kth Largest ElementLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Maximum Subarray (Kadane)LeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Shuffle an Array (Fisher-Yates)LeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Best Time to Buy and Sell StockLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Coin Change (DP)LeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalGoogleDE Shaw
Jump GameLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalGoogleDE Shaw
Longest Increasing SubsequenceLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Course ScheduleLeetCode
Algorithms & NumericalGoogleDE Shaw
Correlation of X and X²
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
MLE of a Coin
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Variance of the Sample Mean
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
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