Junior Quant Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Junior Quant Trader roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Junior Quant Trader according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Personality test: 33%
One on one interview: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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Mental Math followed by phone screen followed by final round on the phone. First round was mental math and pattern recognition and puzzles followed by a few betting games. Second round was a behavioral phone screen.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver in Jan 2021
Interview
In the process of doing interview rounds, very competitive but honestly worth it. First round of tests are done, now waiting for follow up. Would highly recommend applying, working there would be a dream job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
First round of tests, AKA mental math test, was a combination of multiplications, addition, divisions and a lot of fractions!!