tl;dr: they interviewed 2 software engineers and were flumoxxed when they found out they weren't data scientists
That's the same interpretation I had. Because the guy didn't know quant he would therefore be in a junior role for something unrelated to quant.
Most software doesn't control a fuel-filled aluminum tube hurling through the air at 500mph. Get over it.
tl;dr: they interviewed 2 software engineers and were flumoxxed when they found out they weren't data scientists
That's the same interpretation I had. Because the guy didn't know quant he would therefore be in a junior role for something unrelated to quant.
Most software doesn't control a fuel-filled aluminum tube hurling through the air at 500mph. Get over it.