D.E. Shaw Online Assessment Questions

20+ real D.E. Shaw OA questions from candidate reports. Sourced from 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Browse by year to find the most recent data, or view the full OA question set filtered on the main company page.

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DE Shaw Interview Experience

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21 August , 2020 - DE Shaw visited VIT, Vellore for the position of Quality Test Engineering . The CGPA cutoff was 7.0 and more than 1500 students appeared for 1st online...

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DE Shaw | Online Assessment | Min cost to remove all elements of the array | Jan 2025

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I was being contacted by a recruiter through Naukri.com. There were two questions with time limit of 90minutes. Question level: Mid-Hard. Question 1: Calculate the minimum cost to remove all the elements...

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DE Shaw | Online Assessment | Collect maximum points from Tree | Jan 2025

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Question1: Min-cost-to-remove-all-array-elements Question 2: A connected unweighted undirected graph with N nodes andN-1 edges (tree) was given where each node were labled from 0 to N-1, Also a value K were given...

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No Ancestor Subset Hackerrank DE Shaw

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Solution: public static long findMaximumSum(int treeNodes, List<Integer> treeFrom, List<Integer> treeTo, List<Integer> weight) { Map<Integer, List<Integer>> graph = new HashMap<>(); for (int i = 1; i <= treeNodes; i++) { graph.put(i, new...

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DE Shaw Internship Interview Experience | On-Campus 2020

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De Shaw visited our campus Tier-2 college for hiring summer interns for the position of Quality Test Engineer intern in the first week of August 2020.Round 1: Technical Te...

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D. E. Shaw Internship Interview Experience | Off Campus

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Round 1: Online AssessmentPlatform: HackerRankDuration: 95 minutesThree coding questions with a restricted time limit for each: 25 minutes, 35 minutes, 35 minutes.String m...

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DE Shaw Interview Experience (On Campus FTE Drive)

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I recently got Placed in D.E. Shaw Co. through an On-Campus Drive. Here I am Sharing My complete Recruitment Process (Online Test and Technical Interviews). Hope You All ...

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DE Shaw Off-Campus Fresher Interview Experience

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How I Applied?I applied through their careers page https://www.deshawindia.com/careers/work-with-us .I got to know about their recruiting through a friend. Then got an inv...

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DE-Shaw &amp; Co Interview Experience | On-Campus Internship

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De- Shaw Co visited our campus for hiring Interns for Summer 2020.Round 1: (Online Coding Round - 75 min on Hackerrank)Question 1 : Price of share increase by 1 for first...

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D.E. Shaw Interview (1.10 years experience)

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Some recruiter from DE Shaw contacted me asking to fill a tedious form. She then told hiring team will review the form along with the resume.After some days, I got a call ...

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Most Common OA Topics

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D.E. Shaw OA Format and Platform

The D.E. Shaw online assessment is delivered through a proctored online platform, most commonly HackerRank. Candidates receive the OA link by email after passing an initial resume review. The coding section typically contains 2 to 3 algorithmic problems with a 70 to 110 minute time limit.

Some D.E. Shaw teams include an additional work simulation section that tests judgment and decision-making rather than coding ability. This section is not present for all roles. Check the LeakCode question database filtered by role type to see what past candidates for your specific role reported.

FAQ

Does D.E. Shaw have an online assessment?

Yes. D.E. Shaw uses an OA as the first technical screen for most engineering and technical roles. It is typically sent after a resume review and before any human interviews. The format has remained consistent across recent hiring cycles.

How hard is the D.E. Shaw OA?

Based on candidate reports, D.E. Shaw OA problems range from LeetCode medium to hard. Expect at least one problem that requires an efficient algorithm (not brute force) to pass all test cases within the time limit.

Where do these OA questions come from?

All questions in the LeakCode database are sourced from actual candidate reports on 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. They are not AI-generated. Each question links to its source where the original report is public.

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