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Intern - Software Engineering Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
February 18, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- Coding interview: Data structure question on HackerRank.
- Pair programming interview: Basic algorithms question over Zoom with an engineer observing.
- Final round day:
- Technical (1.5 hours)
- Behavioral (1.5 hours)
Questions
Questions about deployment and infrastructure in the final round technical.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Optiver Intern - Software Engineering role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Intern - Software Engineering roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Intern - Software Engineering interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Optiver Work Experiences
3.0
Good Pay, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
July 27, 2025
Pros: Good pay, good people, good experience.
Cons: Stressful, competitive, sometimes toxic culture.
3.0
Questionable environment if you get in some teams
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
July 21, 2025
Pros: Interesting challenges in work, lunches, snacks, good benefits.
Cons: Coworkers can be quite cold, arrogant, and distant.
4.0
Great Colleagues, Varying Quality of Managers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
February 16, 2025
Pros: Working with highly intelligent and motivated colleagues on interesting problems.
Cons: Varying management styles can handcuff your ability to progress on projects.
- 3.0Good Pay, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJuly 27, 2025Pros: Good pay, good people, good experience.Cons: Stressful, competitive, sometimes toxic culture.
- 3.0Questionable environment if you get in some teamsSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeSydney, AustraliaJuly 21, 2025Pros: Interesting challenges in work, lunches, snacks, good benefits.Cons: Coworkers can be quite cold, arrogant, and distant.
- 4.0Great Colleagues, Varying Quality of ManagersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaFebruary 16, 2025Pros: Working with highly intelligent and motivated colleagues on interesting problems.Cons: Varying management styles can handcuff your ability to progress on projects.
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