I applied online. I interviewed at BNP Paribas (Paris) in Apr 2025
Interview
2 interviews 1 zoom call with team and then in person meeting with the boss, linear regression hypotheses, questions about tree models and shap values, clustering algorithms, TF-IDF, k-means and desity based clustering. Questions about CV.
Three rounds: an initial screening on background and motivation, a technical interview with probability, statistics, and coding questions, and a final discussion on research interests and fit with the team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design and validate a quantitative model to predict stock prices using alternative data?
1 screening hacker rank + 1 technical interview and 1 fit interview scheduled 2 weeks later
The process was mostly aimed towards technical skills relevant to the job (CV, NLP)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How many throws of a coin in average to get two successive heads