Kivi

Role: Quant Developer

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: September 10, 2023 (Date of puzzle article, interview date for candidate not specified)

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Hard

Rounds: At least 1 (Technical/Puzzle Round)

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, Core CS Concepts, Quantitative Puzzles, Probability

Experience:

A Reddit user posted about an upcoming interview for a Quant Developer (0-2 years experience) role at Kivi Capital, seeking advice on how to prepare, specifically focusing on DSA and core CS concepts.

A specific interview question from Kivi Capital for a Quant profile was detailed in a Medium article. The question was a puzzle titled "Lost in the Cube: Calculating the Expected Journey of a Drunkard Ant". The puzzle involves imagining a cube with an ant on one corner, stumbling randomly along edges, and the task is to determine the expected number of edges the ant will travel before reaching the diagonally opposite corner. The solution involves setting up and solving recursive functions based on the ant's position relative to the target corner, ultimately finding the expected number of steps to be 10.