Optiver

Applications Support Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia

August 1, 2019

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

No respect to the candidate's time and effort.

A technical test and seven rounds of interviews were conducted.

Each interview lasted more than 90 minutes. The HR representative brought their intern and conducted 90-minute interviews, repeatedly asking very similar questions.

After the candidate went through all rounds of interviews, Optiver decided the role was no longer in line with IT strategy. No minimum courtesy was shown in providing feedback to the candidate.

Questions

In-depth technical and behavioral questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Optiver Applications Support Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.

Success Rate

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Pass Rate

Optiver's interview process for their Applications Support Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Negative100%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Optiver's Applications Support Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.

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Optiver Interview Questions

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