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London Quant Firm Python SWE Interview
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localy
1369 days ago
1 comments
projpre301
1369 days ago
Even though it seems like an easy question, string manipulation always trips me up. I would hate to get asked this in an interview.
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visarga
1369 days ago
I give a harder problem and still think it's too easy.
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localy
1369 days ago
Out of curiosity, what problem?
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visarga
1369 days ago
Collocation detection in pure Python. It shows me how they load files, split texts, count and sort. No algorithmic surprises in there, but lots of basics are covered. Surprisingly many fall at basic coding.
Like this
https://python.plainenglish.io/collocation-discovery-with-pm...
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projpre301
1368 days ago
Is it your expectation that the candidate completes all the tasks in 45 minutes to pass the interview? Or how much do they need to finish?
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