Optiver Software Developer interview questions
Updated May 18, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
201 interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 123 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 Software Developer according to 123 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 17%
One on one interview: 13%
Presentation: 10%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Background check: 7%
Personality test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
Other: 1%
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