Data Science applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 45% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Science roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 Data Science according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 31%
Phone interview: 31%
One on one interview: 31%
Personality test: 8%
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The first round online interview takes long time. It's extremely tiring having to complete a 3-hour long assessment. They send everyone the assessment even before taking a look at their resume.
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The pre-round was an online assessment which takes 2-3 hours
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (London, England) in May 2022
Interview
- Phone interview with HR detailing who you are, why you want to work there - Hour technical round solving 2 problems, one requiring knowledge on binary sequences, the next a Fermi problem
Final technique interview. Take a self introduce first, then talk about the take home assignment. Explaining how I think about these questions. Finally, the interviewer ask some behavioral questions such as my weakness.