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DE Shaw Interview Questions
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The D. E. Shaw group runs research-heavy interviews covering probability, stochastic processes, statistics and algorithmic problem-solving. Below are 23 quant interview questions of the kind asked at DE Shaw, spanning Probability, Stochastic Processes, Calculus & Linear Algebra, Algorithms & Numerical, Market Making & Games, 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
The Secretary Problem
ProbabilityJane StreetDE Shaw
Random Walk Recurrence
Stochastic ProcessesTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Expected Running Max of BM
Stochastic ProcessesGoldman SachsDE Shaw
The Ballot Problem
Stochastic ProcessesJane StreetDE Shaw
Reflection Principle for the Maximum
Stochastic ProcessesCitadelDE 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
Shading a First-Price Bid
Market Making & GamesJane StreetDE Shaw
Correlation of X and X²
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
MLE of a Coin
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Variance of the Sample Mean
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
The German Tank Problem
StatisticsTwo SigmaDE Shaw
Median of an Exponential
StatisticsDE ShawJump Trading
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