Software Development applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Development roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Development according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Oct 2021
Interview
72hr coding test, followed by 2 technical interviews and a HR interview, finally a full day of interviews. Final interview day had multiple difficult technical interviews, as well as a powerpoint presentatino of a previous project I had done
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a trading system for x who wants to start his
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Sep 2018
Interview
The hiring process is fairly standard for a tech company, you start with an online coding test, then a phone screen, and then a day long onsite with three main interviews and a tour around the office. Interviews were: system design, technical questions, and behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The system design interview asked a question about how to design a trading system, or at least a part of it. There was a multi-page written specification that you get a few minutes on your own to read through and then the interviewers return to work through your proposed solution.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2015
Interview
A call from HR that are basically all behavior questions. Walked through resume for a bit and talked about working experience. Very friendly environment and easy questions. Said the next step will be a coding challenge on Hacker rank if the team think I will potentially be a good fit. Also introduced the structure of the company to be and talked about what each team do. Overall a pretty friendly laid back interview.