Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Australia
May 11, 2021
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
- Application
- Hackerrank: 2 hours to complete 1 question
- Behavioural phone interview
The interviewer was quite rude, asking pretty invasive and personal questions. When I answered, they weren't satisfied and pushed further, wanting to know all the details.
Had a really bad feeling about that interview and was rejected at this stage a week later.
Questions
Tricky DFS question involving words.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 18 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral44%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Australia.
Optiver Work Experiences
5.0
Fun, Addictive Learning Experience
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 5, 2023
Pros: It was a fun internship. I learned a lot.
Cons: Too addictive to work on stock trading.
5.0
Great Culture, Flexible Food
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 19, 2021
Pros: - Free food
- Very good culture
- Very flexible
Cons: None at all that I know of.
1.0
Double-edged sword
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
September 1, 2024
Pros: A good learning experience with lots of hands-on projects. It can give you a good career in the HFT field in the long term.
It is obviously very well-paid despite being stressful.
Cons: Extremely stressful.
Competitive internally.
Lots of layoffs for employees with no career growth, especially those that have been around for longer than 3 years without a plan to become a senior developer.
Direct feedback culture can be seen as toxic.
Hire too much in the short term and now the growth does not cover the cost anymore. Be careful to join as a new grad.
- 5.0Fun, Addictive Learning ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsSeptember 5, 2023Pros: It was a fun internship. I learned a lot.Cons: Too addictive to work on stock trading.
- 5.0Great Culture, Flexible FoodSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJanuary 19, 2021Pros: - Free food - Very good culture - Very flexibleCons: None at all that I know of.
- 1.0Double-edged swordSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSeptember 1, 2024Pros: A good learning experience with lots of hands-on projects. It can give you a good career in the HFT field in the long term. It is obviously very well-paid despite being stressful.Cons: Extremely stressful. Competitive internally. Lots of layoffs for employees with no career growth, especially those that have been around for longer than 3 years without a plan to become a senior developer. Direct feedback culture can be seen as toxic. Hire too much in the short term and now the growth does not cover the cost anymore. Be careful to join as a new grad.
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