Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
April 11, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
What a terrible interview process.
The assessment itself took about four hours to solve, and it was so tedious.
I got a callback from the recruiter who scheduled an interview. The interview was really difficult, especially for an intern position.
Questions
They asked LeetCode hard questions only in my interview.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in Chicago, Illinois.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral38%
Negative23%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Chicago, Illinois.
Optiver Work Experiences
4.0
Learned A Lot, Very Silent
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
July 17, 2025
Pros: Good culture and benefits. I learned a lot in the training.
Cons: Culture requires very little talking for swes; it's very silent.
5.0
Good place to work
Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
April 3, 2023
Pros: Coworkers are approachable and knowledgeable. Optiver does not require 80+ hrs/week of work for devs like some HFTs do.
Cons: For me, I did not want to work in HFT.
2.0
Not inline with software industry best tools or practices
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
September 3, 2020
Pros: The company truly cares about the employees.
Cons: Lots of practices and systems are not up to industry standards, and there is no appetite to improve them.
- 4.0Learned A Lot, Very SilentSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesJuly 17, 2025Pros: Good culture and benefits. I learned a lot in the training.Cons: Culture requires very little talking for swes; it's very silent.
- 5.0Good place to workSoftware Developer Intern • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesApril 3, 2023Pros: Coworkers are approachable and knowledgeable. Optiver does not require 80+ hrs/week of work for devs like some HFTs do.Cons: For me, I did not want to work in HFT.
- 2.0Not inline with software industry best tools or practicesSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesSeptember 3, 2020Pros: The company truly cares about the employees.Cons: Lots of practices and systems are not up to industry standards, and there is no appetite to improve them.
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