I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Apr 2024
Interview
The interview process was simple. The interviewer asked a series of questions based on why I would be the best fit for the role and also asked about what I knew about the company.
First you send your CV and then you get different "challenges". One for sequences, one for probability and one for coding. All of them are quite hard, especially the probability one.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Roll one hundred dices, remove all possible groups of 1,2,3,4,5,6. Expected amount of dices left.
OA, phone, 3 interviews, each was a fun game that required risk taking and dealing with expectation. stay level headed and think about many cases. communicate clearly with your interviewer and explain everything.
a sequence of cognitive brainteasers requiring speed and accuracy, First round / online assessments consists of game-like rounds . Make sure to not hesitate in video rounds, as they are testing your confidence too.
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Quantitative Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 59% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Trader roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 68 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 Quantitative Trader according to 68 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
IQ intelligence test: 20%
Skills test: 16%
One on one interview: 15%
Personality test: 13%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 2%
Drug test: 1%
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