Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
June 7, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interviews consisted of an OA, then behavioral, then technical, and then a final round consisting of another technical, system design, and behavioral.
These last interviews were all an hour each. I only got up to the first technical.
Questions
To debug a mini trading system
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in Sydney, New South Wales.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Sydney, New South Wales is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral33%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Sydney, New South Wales.
Optiver Work Experiences
2.0
Cutting Back, Very Cheap
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
October 23, 2024
Pros: Not that much anymore.
Cons: They cut everything. Very cheap.
4.0
Great Colleagues, Varying Quality of Managers
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
February 16, 2025
Pros: Working with highly intelligent and motivated colleagues on interesting problems.
Cons: Varying management styles can handcuff your ability to progress on projects.
4.0
Smart Opportunities, Short-term Focus
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
July 20, 2024
Pros: Very good expertise in options market making and position taking. They always have more ideas to make money than they have dev resources to throw at them. As a good developer with a little bit of understanding of the business side, there are heaps of opportunities to do well.
Cons: The company has gotten very big in recent years and has been losing its initial start-up feel.
The performance evaluation for developers often tends to prioritize shorter-term deliveries. Big projects that span multiple review cycles and take a while to show their value tend to get underrewarded. This creates the wrong incentives among developers.
- 2.0Cutting Back, Very CheapSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaOctober 23, 2024Pros: Not that much anymore.Cons: They cut everything. Very cheap.
- 4.0Great Colleagues, Varying Quality of ManagersSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaFebruary 16, 2025Pros: Working with highly intelligent and motivated colleagues on interesting problems.Cons: Varying management styles can handcuff your ability to progress on projects.
- 4.0Smart Opportunities, Short-term FocusSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJuly 20, 2024Pros: Very good expertise in options market making and position taking. They always have more ideas to make money than they have dev resources to throw at them. As a good developer with a little bit of understanding of the business side, there are heaps of opportunities to do well.Cons: The company has gotten very big in recent years and has been losing its initial start-up feel. The performance evaluation for developers often tends to prioritize shorter-term deliveries. Big projects that span multiple review cycles and take a while to show their value tend to get underrewarded. This creates the wrong incentives among developers.
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