Optum Software Development Engineer interview questions
based on 16 ratings - Updated Aug 2, 2025
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There were 2 rounds technical and hr.
And both were intermediate level one can crack easily.
So the process were smooth overall.
Technical round contains questions related to dsa os dbms webd.
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Dsa os dbms and html as i mentioned we developement in my resume
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Optum in Oct 2021
Interview
after completing online test there wer 3 rounds of interview 2 of them were technical and last one was HR. in technical there were programs related to data sturctures array and linked list.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Optum
Interview
2 round interview. 1st technical 2nd hr. Asked questions about array , dsa , machine learning and sql queries. All the technologies mentioned in resume were asked and also questions about project.