Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
October 28, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks.
Standard LeetCode-style online assessment, focused on OOP, followed by a recruiter behavioral screen and then a technical virtual interview in your preferred coding language. Around 5 rounds of interviews testing OOP fundamentals and market making strategies.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in London, England.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in London, England is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in London, England.
Optiver Work Experiences
5.0
Nice, smart people
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
March 31, 2025
Pros: Everyone is nice, everyone is smart, [and has an] entrepreneurial attitude.
Cons: Lots of engineers, even senior ones, lack outside experience. It's hard to get anything done outside of established boundaries. Lots of inertia around existing tech and a lack of outside perspective makes it hard to point out problems or suggest solutions outside of expectations.
4.0
Good Balance, Needs Listening
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 18, 2024
Pros: Decent culture
Good work-life balance
Cons: Could listen to employees more.
4.0
Amazing bunch of devs
Engineer • Current Employee
December 8, 2020
Pros: Smart and talented people – everybody wants to solve problems.
Cons: People are very introverted. It's hard to create and maintain social connections.
- 5.0Nice, smart peopleSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 31, 2025Pros: Everyone is nice, everyone is smart, [and has an] entrepreneurial attitude.Cons: Lots of engineers, even senior ones, lack outside experience. It's hard to get anything done outside of established boundaries. Lots of inertia around existing tech and a lack of outside perspective makes it hard to point out problems or suggest solutions outside of expectations.
- 4.0Good Balance, Needs ListeningSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 18, 2024Pros: Decent culture Good work-life balanceCons: Could listen to employees more.
- 4.0Amazing bunch of devsEngineer • Current EmployeeDecember 8, 2020Pros: Smart and talented people – everybody wants to solve problems.Cons: People are very introverted. It's hard to create and maintain social connections.
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