Optiver New Grad Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Mar 24, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
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Optiver interviews FAQs
- New Grad Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 54% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for New Grad Software Engineer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 21 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a New Grad Software Engineer according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 27%
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 27%
IQ intelligence test: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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