Software Engineer Graduate applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 70% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer Graduate roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 10 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 Engineer Graduate according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in May 2022
Interview
Was given an online coding test, an interview with the HR, a technical interview, and a second technical interview with 2 engineers, one after the other (one of which was a system design interview)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about many things but I agree to an NDA
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver in Feb 2026
Interview
As soon as my CV reached them, I had 7 days to complete a HackerRank and 2 more tests. It took them from Monday morning (when I submitted the coding test) to Wednesday evening to reply.
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Question 1
Was a Hacker Rank average but difficult, then a CS questions in multiple choice and finally some kind of minigames.
After I applied, I received an online assessment shortly. It was hacker-rank styled. I had only 2 choices of language - C++ and Java. A bit difficult than average, but doable with a lot of practice.
The original assessments consisted of:
- A coding test (1 hard question) which takes approx. 75 minutes
- A coding knowledge quiz
- Zap-N, a set of short neuro assessment games
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The coding test question was very difficult. Required a great understanding of data structures in programming and problem solving