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D. E. Shaw interview questions

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This is every question in the D. E. Shaw guide, in one list: 32 coding problems, 3 system designs and 16 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about D. E. Shaw interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 2 are free to read in full. The other 49 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

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D. E. Shaw coding interview questions

32 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Premium hard problemCodingHardThe Core Coding Round
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4Premium hard problemCodingHardThe Core Coding Round
5Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Core Coding Round
6Premium hard problemCodingHardThe Core Coding Round
7Premium medium problemCodingMediumDP, Graphs & Subarrays
8Premium medium problemCodingMediumDP, Graphs & Subarrays
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10Premium medium problemCodingMediumMore Dynamic Programming
11Premium hard problemCodingHardMore Dynamic Programming
12Premium hard problemCodingHardMore Dynamic Programming
13Premium medium problemCodingMediumMore Dynamic Programming
14Premium medium problemCodingMediumSorting and Greedy Scans
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16Premium medium problemCodingMediumSorting and Greedy Scans
17Premium hard problemCodingHardSorting and Greedy Scans
18Premium hard problemCodingHardCounting Subarrays and Numbers
19Premium hard problemCodingHardCounting Subarrays and Numbers
20Premium medium problemCodingMediumCounting Subarrays and Numbers
21Premium medium problemCodingMediumCounting Subarrays and Numbers
22Premium hard problemCodingHardTree and Grid Problems
23Premium medium problemCodingMediumTree and Grid Problems
24Premium medium problemCodingMediumTree and Grid Problems
25Premium medium problemCodingMediumHeaps and Data Structure Design
26Premium medium problemCodingMediumHeaps and Data Structure Design
27Premium medium problemCodingMediumHeaps and Data Structure Design
28Premium medium problemCodingMediumHeaps and Data Structure Design
29Premium hard problemCodingHardHeaps and Data Structure Design
30Min-Stack: O(1) push, pop, top, and getMinFreeSystem designMediumDesign an OOP System
31Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign a Browser History
32Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign Concurrent Structures

D. E. Shaw system design interview questions

3 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

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1Design an OOP SystemFree
2Design a Browser History (Premium)
3Design Concurrent Structures (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

D. E. Shaw behavioral interview questions

16 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Technical depth and clear thinking (3)

All 3 are Premium

Curiosity and learning (3)

All 3 are Premium

The techno-managerial project deep-dive (3)

All 3 are Premium

Collaboration (3)

All 3 are Premium

Why D. E. Shaw and the fit close (4)

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How many questions are in the D. E. Shaw interview guide?

51: 32 coding problems, 3 system designs and 16 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these D. E. Shaw interview questions come from?

Of the 32 coding problems, 29 come from the coding rounds and 3 from the system design lessons. The 3 system designs and 16 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which D. E. Shaw interview questions are free?

2 of the 51 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 49 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.