Optiver

Software Developer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands

September 1, 2015

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The interview involved a 1-hour written test, followed by an HR interview, lunch, and regular technical interviews. It was overall friendly and professional; I enjoyed it.

I was surprised by how professional the recruiter was. It was on par with top IT companies such as Google and Facebook.

I did not accept the offer for personal reasons.

Questions

C++, algorithms, and data structures

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Developer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Success Rate

11%

Pass Rate

Optiver's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive67%

Neutral22%

Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Developer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Optiver Work Experiences

Friendly But Stagnant Role

Software Developer • Former Employee

November 18, 2022

Pros: A very friendly working environment.

Cons: Not enough space to evolve with the role

Friendly But Stagnant Role

Software Developer • Former Employee

November 18, 2022

Pros: A very friendly working environment.

Cons: Not enough space to evolve with the role

OK Company, but high focus on bottom line

Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Good Benefits. Autonomy. Quick Impact.

Cons: Quite tired. You have to be a "trusted" dev in order to push things across the line. Everything is heavily geared toward immediate financial impact of a project.

OK Company, but high focus on bottom line

Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Good Benefits. Autonomy. Quick Impact.

Cons: Quite tired. You have to be a "trusted" dev in order to push things across the line. Everything is heavily geared toward immediate financial impact of a project.

I recommend Optiver

Software Developer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

February 17, 2020

Pros: Good people, good culture, great remuneration, nice people.

Cons: I can think of none.

I recommend Optiver

Software Developer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

February 17, 2020

Pros: Good people, good culture, great remuneration, nice people.

Cons: I can think of none.

Friendly But Stagnant Role

Software Developer • Former Employee

November 18, 2022

Pros: A very friendly working environment.

Cons: Not enough space to evolve with the role

4.0
Friendly But Stagnant Role
Software Developer • Former Employee
November 18, 2022
Pros: A very friendly working environment.
Cons: Not enough space to evolve with the role

OK Company, but high focus on bottom line

Software Developer • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Good Benefits. Autonomy. Quick Impact.

Cons: Quite tired. You have to be a "trusted" dev in order to push things across the line. Everything is heavily geared toward immediate financial impact of a project.

4.0
OK Company, but high focus on bottom line
Software Developer • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
March 24, 2021
Pros: Good Benefits. Autonomy. Quick Impact.
Cons: Quite tired. You have to be a "trusted" dev in order to push things across the line. Everything is heavily geared toward immediate financial impact of a project.

I recommend Optiver

Software Developer • Former Employee

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

February 17, 2020

Pros: Good people, good culture, great remuneration, nice people.

Cons: I can think of none.

5.0
I recommend Optiver
Software Developer • Former Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
February 17, 2020
Pros: Good people, good culture, great remuneration, nice people.
Cons: I can think of none.

Optiver Interview Questions

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.

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.

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.

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