Process
After I submitted my CV and a motivational letter, I received a URL for a HackerRank test. The test was 3 hours long, with the last task being by far the most demanding. It included multiple-choice theory questions and coding tasks.
Questions
Read an encoded tree (composed of pairs of nodes).
Verify the correctness of the input, including searching for cycles.
Was this helpful?
Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer role in Switzerland.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Switzerland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral33%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer interview process in Switzerland.
Optiver Work Experiences
4.0
Good Pay, Low Interest
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
October 12, 2022
Pros: Pay, money, salary, income, TC
Cons: Time, life, sanity, interest, depression
5.0
Tough but fair
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 10, 2024
Pros: + Little politics
+ Tech leads still write code
+ No red tape
Cons: - Can get stressful depending on the team.
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.
- 4.0Good Pay, Low InterestSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesOctober 12, 2022Pros: Pay, money, salary, income, TCCons: Time, life, sanity, interest, depression
- 5.0Tough but fairSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsNovember 10, 2024Pros: + Little politics + Tech leads still write code + No red tapeCons: - Can get stressful depending on the team.
- 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.
Optiver Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
