Passed the HackerRank then on Zoom got one question and solved it but missed an edge case with negative numbers. The recorded video screening after felt like a formality but never secured the role.
Questions Asked
1.“What is an ORM and what are its trade-offs?”
2.“What's a foreign key constraint and why does it matter?”
Financial Analyst
New York, NY
Summer 2025No Offer
University of Texas at Austin · Finance
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsBehavioralVirtual
Phone screen then panel interview 50 min. SQL questions and dashboard experience then culture fit
Questions Asked
1.“How do you calculate net present value?”
Software Engineer
New York, NY
Summer 2026Accepted
Penn State University · Computer Science
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 2 past internships
Average Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsPre-recordedVirtual
The recorded video behavioral is weird, 30 seconds to think and 2 min to answer each question. Before that it was a HackerRank 60 min with 2 medium problems on sliding window and arrays, then a coding round on Zoom
Questions Asked
1.“Why JPMorgan Chase over similar companies?”
2.“Whats the difference between polling and WebSockets for real-time data?”
Software Developer
New York, NY
Summer 2026Accepted
Purdue University · Computer Science
3rd year · 3.3-3.6 GPA · 1 past internship
Hard Interview
TechnicalMultiple roundsVirtualBehavioral
Codility OA then two interviews. first one they went really deep into a side project I had on my resume asking about implementation decisions and tradeoffs for like 20 min and then gave me a linked list problem. second round was the same format, another project deep dive and then 3Sum where they specifically wanted the O(n^2) optimal solution not the naive one. you really need to know your resume projects inside out because they will drill you on every detail
Questions Asked
1.“Explain how merge sort works and what its time complexity is.”
Investment Banking Analyst
New York, NY
Summer 2026Accepted
University of Michigan · Finance
4th year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 2 past internships
Hard Interview
Multiple roundsTechnicalBehavioralVirtual
Know your DCF and financial statement linking very strong. Three rounds before HR. First two were technical, third was a case on equity vs debt issuance for a tech company. Fit questions in every round
Questions Asked
1.“What's the difference between enterprise value and equity value?”
Sales Associate
Summer 2025No Offer
Algoma University · Applied Mathematics
3rd year · 3.7+ GPA · 1 past internship
TechnicalMultiple rounds
Tell me about float rates and constant? When would you profit with a switch
Financial Analyst
New York, NY
Winter 2026No Offer
McMaster University · Commerce
3rd year · 2.9-3.2 GPA · 1 past internship
Average Interview
BehavioralMultiple roundsPre-recordedVirtual
Still didn't make round 3 somehow. hireVue then two zoom rounds, all behavioral, no hard technicals.
Questions Asked
1.“How do changes in inventory levels affect the cash flow statement?”
2.“Describe a time you identified a cost-saving opportunity through analysis”
3.“How do you calculate EBITDA from a set of financial statements?”