I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at BlackRock (New York, NY) in Nov 2011
Interview
I had an on campus interview first and then have an on site interview.
On campus interview includes resume questions, behavioral questions and one coding test.
On site interview has four one-one interviews. The interviewers ask me data structure, basic c++ and java knowledge, system design and brain teaser questions.
Most questions are not difficult, but I also missed several questions.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How to transfer a form in infix(prefix) notation to a form in post-fix notation.
Four interviews, forty five mins each. Met folks from different teams for their rotation program. Everyone was super smart and clearly excited about working there. Didn't end up taking the job because I decided to stay outside Chicago.
There was fitst technical round out of three round.
In my first round they asked a DSA Coding question. I do not quite remember the question that was asked, but it did not go well and was rejected.
I applied through university. I interviewed at BlackRock (Manipal) in Sept 2025
Interview
On campus Interview, asked question about my projects and resume in depth. No dsa questions, just grilled on resume and websockets.
Two round, technical focused on my resume and one HR round that focused on getting to know me and normal hr questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you describe AI to childs or old people?