Quant Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant Researcher roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 15 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 Quant Researcher according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
IQ intelligence test: 19%
Background check: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Presentation: 5%
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I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Optiver (Amsterdam) in Aug 2022
Interview
Really nice initial test and question. But, they don't have firm reasons to reject during the HR round. Please test some technical skills first. Anyways I am making more money now
Online assessment including Hackerrank. After 2 months I received an invitation for a HR round (the classic stuff), then a technical round, take home assignment then final round split into technical then HR.
Online assessment with 30 timed multiple-choice questions. You have a minute and half for each question, Once the timer runs out you can't go back to that question. A big portion of the problems involve random walk. Some questions require an exact solution, and some are estimates.
A long and exhausting OT of a few sections. Then some interviews on standard green book questions. In between one HR interview. Final round on a take-home ML project. Overall nice experience and HR provides feedback throughout all interviews.