I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Apr 2024
Interview
The behavourial interview mostly asked about my resume and cover letter provided, along with some other common questions such as what is your greatest achievement. There wasn't anything too unexpected.
Lungo processo di selezione con lunghi esercizi, mi chiamano per una prima interview di conoscenza. Chiacchiere informali e mi scartano senza feedback. Non mi e piaciuto per nulla, sopratutto il lungo processo
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Optiver (Mumbai) in Jul 2025
Interview
OA (design qn LLD) + GD (math problem, more focused on your cognitive skills)
Technical intv erview + Behavorial round by HR (They do most of the talking for u)
Interview more about systems, deisgn thinking, cache, OS
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
OS, cache locality, mainly just that, questions surrounding that, mostly language agnostic
1 round behavioral phone screening, 1 round technical around 45 minutes with an engineer. Make sure to brush up on DSA fundamentals for the technical interview. Phone screening was a standard 20 min interview with HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself and why you are interested?
Internship 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 44% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Internship roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Internship according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include: