The Offcampus Talk

CSEA, IIT Guwahati

Why apply Offcampus?
● Want a job abroad (explore work culture, travel places (?) etc. Gives more
exposure.

● Many companies don’t come oncampus (e.g. startups, HFTs etc). Break the
myth of big tech/investment banking giants.

● Hold a PPO, should definitely try better opportunities.

Before we start,
Things you should be ready with:

1. Resume template (Prepare an off campus resume)

a. Choose a good template

b. Do good work during internships
c. Have a good few projects
d. Compi?

2. Cover letter (not necessary, varies company to company)

Resume template examples (most common)

Single column resume

Resume template examples (most common)

AltaCV Deedy
Applying to companies
1. Linkedin (Spend a few minutes on the jobs section)
Applying to companies
1. Linkedin (spend a few minutes on the jobs section)
2. Famous companies Careers website (FB, Google, Amazon etc)
3. Make a Whatsapp Group with like minded people!
Applying to companies
4. Ask for referrals wherever possible.
Applying to companies
5. Don’t hesitate to contact company HRs on Linkedin!
Ok now what??
1. Patience is the key
2. Companies take weeks to respond. Some never respond.
 Samsung Korea
Facebook (London, Singapore)
List of Companies Twitter
Sony Japan

Microsoft (UK, Canada)

Google (London, Poland, Zurich) Jane Street
Twilio (USA)
Amazon (Multiple Europe Locations) Citadel
Snowflake
Optiver ByteDance Singapore
Booking.com Hudson River Trading

Palantir 2 Sigma (London) Squarepoint Capital

Stripe London
Adobe (UK, USA) Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong)
Databricks Uber Amsterdam
IMC
Davinci Derivatives Dropbox Akuna Capital
Snapchat
Quora Lyft Spotify
Apple (UK, USA) Bloomberg LP Yelp

Bending Spoons Github Shopee Singapore Yahoo Netflix (USA)

Edgefocus (Remote)
 Samsung Korea
Facebook (London, Singapore)
List of Companies Twitter
Sony Japan

Microsoft (UK, Canada)

Google (London, Poland, Zurich) Jane Street
Twilio (USA)
Amazon (Multiple Europe Locations) Citadel
Snowflake
Optiver Bytedance Singapore
Booking.com Hudson River Trading

Palantir 2 Sigma (London) Squarepoint Capital

Stripe London
Adobe (UK, USA) Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong)
Databricks Uber Amsterdam
IMC
Davinci Derivatives Dropbox Akuna Capital
Snapchat
Quora Lyft Spotify
Apple (UK, USA) Bloomberg LP Yelp

Bending Spoons Github Shopee Singapore Yahoo Netflix (USA)

Edgefocus (Remote)
Some Indian Companies you can consider applying to
1. HFTs (NK Securities, Alphagrep, APT Portfolio, Quantbox etc)
2. DE Shaw
3. Glean
4. Morgan Stanley (Quant)

And many more…

(For those not sitting in placements, keep an eye on placements too!)

I got my interview call!
1. Congrats! 50% of the job is done.

2. Typical process:

a. Pre screen
b. Technical rounds (expect at least 2)
c. HR
d. System Design Round (Company specific)
BLIND
Lets now talk what to prepare!
1. Coding

a) Leetcode Leetcode Leetcode (focus on both hard and medium)

Lets now talk what to prepare!
1. Coding

a) Leetcode Leetcode Leetcode (focus on both hard and medium)

2. CS Fundamentals
a) OS (OSTEP)
b) Databases ( CMU Playlist)
c) C++ (EMC, Question Bank)
d) Networks
Lets now talk what to prepare!
1. Coding

a) Leetcode Leetcode Leetcode (focus on both hard and medium)

2. Computer Science Fundamentals

3. System Design
a. Gaurav Sen
b. Grokking the system design interview
c. System design primer
Lets now talk what to prepare! (For Quant)

1. Probability (In order)

a. Stat. 110 (lectures + homework)
b. A Practical Guide for Quant interviews
c. Brainstellar
d. Heard on the Street
e. 50 Challenging problems

2. Coding
a. Cracking the Coding Interview
NEXT->

Let's hear about a few companies.

DE Shaw (India)
* Hedge fund, developer role

* Openings come around first week of February. Mails regarding off-campus hiring.

* Coding test

* 3 interviews (1-1.5 hrs each) >> DSA(medium-hard), C++, OS, DBMS

Alphagrep (India)
● Apply through careers portal. Build a nice CV. (C++ req.)
● 1 online test(test pattern varies highly for everyone)
● 2 Rounds of online interviews(1 Coding + 1 Probability)
● 2 Rounds of offline interviews(1 Coding + 1 Probability)
● Offline interview for coding starts from where online interview
ended.
Google (Warsaw, Poland)
● Apply through careers portal. Be sure to get a
referral.
● 1 Screening interview
● 4 Coding interviews
● 1 Googliness round
● Team Matching
● Negotiation and Competing offers
Databricks (Amsterdam)

Coding test. Fast typing!

Extremely friendly people!
System design round (Both HLD & LLD)
NDA :(
Bloomberg LP
● Resume Screening

● Phone Interview

● DSA Onsite Round

● System Design Onsite Round (HLD)

● Hiring Manager Round

NDA :( (Can’t disclose questions)

Citadel
● Coding Test

● Phone Screen

● Onsites

○ 2+2

○ Highly selective
Optiver (Amsterdam)
● Application = Resume + Cover Letter ● System and Design Interview
● Coding Test ● Intro/Fundamentals Interview
○ MCQs + Coding ● Project Deep-Dive Interview
○ Duration = 48 hr
● Meeting CTO
○ Code Quality Important!
● Online Coffee Meeting
● HR Screening
● Technical Screen
Amazon (Germany, UK, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Dublin)
● Apply through referral (for multiple locations)
● Coding test (1-1.5 hours)
● 3 Interviews (1 hour each) → DSA + Leadership principles

They also ask Object Oriented Design sometimes.

Focus extensively on
Demonstrate internship experiences.
Palantir
● Apply through careers portal (Answer questions well). Getting an interview
call is tough.
● Two profiles: SWE, Forward Deployed SWE
● Pre screen HR Round
● 3 Interviews: 1 Decomposition, 1 Learning and 1 Coding Round
● Final Round: HR + Managerial round

NDA :( (Can’t disclose questions)

Any Questions?
 Thankyou.
Feel free to contact us at any point of time!
Have a wonderful summer and best wishes for your internships!