I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Adelaide) in Jul 2024
Interview
My interviewer was nice and friendly. They mainly ask how you respond to negative feedback, handle conflicts, work with people, learn from mistakes, etc. There were no particularly tricky questions, mostly commonly seen ones. I received the feedback and results right at the end of my interview. This was only the first round of Behavioural interviews, you still have to pass 2 more rounds to get an offer.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What do you know about Optiver and what do you like about our programs? What sets our program apart from others?
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.
Interview questions [1]
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
Graduate Developer 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% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Graduate Developer 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 Graduate Developer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 17%
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