Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Switzerland
Process
Four interviews:
- Behavioral
- Technical (introductory)
- Technical (coding)
- System design
The first technical interview is about looking at source code and finding a mistake in it. It is not a syntactic error; it is a logical bug, and it was related to performance.
The system design was about designing a high-frequency trade system and describing the software and hardware components in detail, as deep as possible.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in Switzerland.
Success Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Switzerland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Switzerland.
Optiver Work Experiences
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