Optiver Interview Guide

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A question's ranking corresponds to how commonly it's asked by Optiver. The higher the ranking, the more likely you'll encounter it in a Optiver interview.

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Number of Days Between Two Dates

Calculate the number of days between two given dates. The dates are provided in a specific format, and you need to compute the difference in days.

Strings

Very likely

If you have a Optiver interview, it's very likely that you will get this question

Easy

#1. Number of Days Between Two Dates

Easy

Calculate the number of days between two given dates. The dates are provided in a specific format, and you need to compute the difference in days.

Strings

This question is very likely to be asked in your Optiver interview

LRU Cache

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked Lists

Somewhat likely

If you have a Optiver interview, you might get this question

Medium

#2. LRU Cache

Medium

Design a data structure that acts as a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache. Implement methods to get and put key-value pairs, evicting the least recently used entry when the cache is full.

Linked Lists

This question is somewhat likely to be asked in your Optiver interview

Design Circular Queue

Implement a circular queue data structure with a fixed size. You'll need to handle enqueueing, dequeueing, and checking if the queue is full or empty efficiently.

ArraysTwo PointersLinked Lists

Not likely

If you have a Optiver interview, it's unlikely that you will get this question. Optiver does ask it, but it's rare

Medium

#3. Design Circular Queue

Medium

Implement a circular queue data structure with a fixed size. You'll need to handle enqueueing, dequeueing, and checking if the queue is full or empty efficiently.

ArraysTwo PointersLinked Lists

This question is not likely to be asked in your Optiver interview

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