Software Engineer Interview Experience - Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interviewers make their best attempt to make you feel comfortable during the interviews. They focus more on your thought process and approach towards a given problem rather than relying completely on your solution.
Questions
Asked to design a class diagram for a mock trading system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 30 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer role in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Amsterdam, Netherlands is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral20%
Negative30%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer interview process in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Optiver Work Experiences
5.0
Software Engineer Intern
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
October 10, 2018
Pros: Great pay and perks
Fun culture
Nice people
Cutting-edge work
"Smart environment"
Cons: The name isn't as well known as some other prop traders – not a big deal at all.
5.0
Great Culture, Flexible Food
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 19, 2021
Pros: - Free food
- Very good culture
- Very flexible
Cons: None at all that I know of.
3.0
Great Food, Toxic Culture
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
August 8, 2020
Pros: Delicious, healthy, free food. Almost too good to be true.
Good salary growth.
Young, energetic co-workers.
Cons: Managers who aren't interested in people skills.
Toxic, competitive culture.
Long hours, due to the competitive culture, and projects are understaffed.
Low job security, as management often fires people, leading to understaffed projects.
Poor opportunities for women. Management stated that "addressing gender equity in hiring is not a priority".
An employee rubbed feces on the bathroom wall.
- 5.0Software Engineer InternSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 10, 2018Pros: Great pay and perks Fun culture Nice people Cutting-edge work "Smart environment"Cons: The name isn't as well known as some other prop traders – not a big deal at all.
- 5.0Great Culture, Flexible FoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJanuary 19, 2021Pros: - Free food - Very good culture - Very flexibleCons: None at all that I know of.
- 3.0Great Food, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaAugust 8, 2020Pros: Delicious, healthy, free food. Almost too good to be true. Good salary growth. Young, energetic co-workers.Cons: Managers who aren't interested in people skills. Toxic, competitive culture. Long hours, due to the competitive culture, and projects are understaffed. Low job security, as management often fires people, leading to understaffed projects. Poor opportunities for women. Management stated that "addressing gender equity in hiring is not a priority". An employee rubbed feces on the bathroom wall.
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