Squarepoint

Role: Graduate Software Developer C++

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: July 2025

Interview Type: New Grad

Result: Pending (candidate asked about a second round)

Difficulty: Easy to Medium (coding part was "pretty straightforward")

Rounds: Online Assessment + 1 Technical Interview

Topics Asked: Experience, motivation, communication, C++ (pointers, OOP, polymorphism, virtual functions), coding.

Experience:

This candidate passed the Squarepoint Capital Online Assessment (OA) for a Graduate Software Developer C++ role and had their first interview.

Online Assessment: Passed. (Details not provided in the snippet, but a separate user asked about OA format and topics).

Round 1 (1-hour Technical Interview):

The interview began with introductions, followed by questions about the candidate's previous work experience, which took about 15-20 minutes.

The next 10-15 minutes were dedicated to C++ specific questions, primarily focusing on pointers, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), and polymorphism, with a significant discussion on virtual functions.

The last 30 minutes were for the coding part. The question was described as "pretty straightforward," and the candidate finished it in 15 minutes, including explanations. They also wrote a couple of edge case tests. The interviewer then asked how the candidate would modify the code for a production environment.

The interview concluded with about 7 minutes remaining, during which the candidate asked questions to the interviewer.