Optiver

Software Engineer Intern Interview Experience

March 1, 2012

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Given a sum, find all pairs of two numbers that add up to the given sum in an array.

Questions

Given a sum, find all pairs of two numbers that have that sum.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer Intern role.

Success Rate

5%

Pass Rate

Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer Intern roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive69%

Neutral23%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer Intern interview process.

Optiver Work Experiences

Great People, Rewarding Pace

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Pros: Great people and a fast-paced environment.

Cons: Intensive interview process, but very rewarding.

Great People, Rewarding Pace

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Pros: Great people and a fast-paced environment.

Cons: Intensive interview process, but very rewarding.

Pretty interesting company

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Learned a lot about the technology stack.

Cons: Pretty intense workplace, especially if you’re on a trading floor.

Pretty interesting company

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Learned a lot about the technology stack.

Cons: Pretty intense workplace, especially if you’re on a trading floor.

Good Team, No Cons

Project Engineer • Current Employee

January 19, 2021

Pros: Good team and managers.

Cons: Nothing around the company.

Good Team, No Cons

Project Engineer • Current Employee

January 19, 2021

Pros: Good team and managers.

Cons: Nothing around the company.

Great People, Rewarding Pace

Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Pros: Great people and a fast-paced environment.

Cons: Intensive interview process, but very rewarding.

3.0
Great People, Rewarding Pace
Software Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
April 16, 2023
Pros: Great people and a fast-paced environment.
Cons: Intensive interview process, but very rewarding.

Pretty interesting company

Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee

Sydney, Australia

Pros: Learned a lot about the technology stack.

Cons: Pretty intense workplace, especially if you’re on a trading floor.

4.0
Pretty interesting company
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
August 9, 2023
Pros: Learned a lot about the technology stack.
Cons: Pretty intense workplace, especially if you’re on a trading floor.

Good Team, No Cons

Project Engineer • Current Employee

January 19, 2021

Pros: Good team and managers.

Cons: Nothing around the company.

3.0
Good Team, No Cons
Project Engineer • Current Employee
January 19, 2021
Pros: Good team and managers.
Cons: Nothing around the company.

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.

ArraysTwo PointersSliding Windows

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