I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Austin, TX) in Oct 2022
Interview
First round: Online interactive games mostly testing my reaction speed and simple math calculation speed.
Second round: Zoom interview with a trader. We played a horse racing betting game live. They needed me to explain how and why I'd place the bet to maximize my expected return. Finally they asked me to estimate how much I earned or lost.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given two horses with relative strength, place bets on them to maximize return.
Multiple Rounds, first was behavioral and second was technical. They first did a pretty lengthy behavioral and seemed pretty good, but then the technical was mainly all Fermi estimations and market making games.
Online assessment followed by multiple steps of technical and behavioral interviews. Pretty standard process in general, positive experience. Seemed to care a lot about cultural fit more than other firms
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Dec 2025
Interview
Passed the online games and behavioral interview. Rejected at the Cognitive Interview phase. Failed because of not taking risk directly and second guessing if I'm doing things correctly. Overall challenging and fun experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Play the betting games that we're providing you to increase PnL without any additional information.
