Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.8 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 Engineering Intern roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Software Engineering Intern according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
Phone interview: 30%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Sep 2023
Interview
It was very cool and fun. I very much enjoyed it a lot even though I got rejected. Was a very valuable learning experience. Here are some extra filler words to make it to 30 words, just so I can check out the interview questions of other companies.
Other Software Engineering Intern Interview Reviews for Optiver
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver in Jun 2026
Interview
Got sent a HackerRank Online Assessment very quickly. It consisted of one coding challenge (medium-ish) and one "IQ" test, in the form of a mini-game that tests your thinking speed and reflexes.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Apr 2026
Interview
There was an application and CV screening, then an OA and I only made it to the first interview after that before I was rejected. The OA was done in a language of your choice online over 2 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LeetCode OOP style question for the OA then coding knowledge questions about computer systems and complexity and efficiency of systems, finishing with a series of games, testing pattern recognition and math while also testing speed.
Started with a technical OA where you got two questions to complete in ~ 2 hours, followed by a recruiter chat to get to know you better
Questions like why do you want to work at Optiver, what are you passionate about (talked about different investment strategies)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OA had two specific questions to Optiver,
One was on scheduling events subject to some constraint.