Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
April 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
OA and IQ test games.
OA had 2 parts. The first was to design a booking system in Java. Games such as reaction time and memory management were played one after the other.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral40%
Negative10%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Optiver Work Experiences
4.0
Rapidly growing company with intelligent people and a lot of money
Software Developer Graduate • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
March 25, 2022
Pros: Great pay and room for growth.
Great benefits, including lunch.
Smart people.
Good training.
Casual culture.
Cons: Culture heading in the wrong direction: more serious and doing more hours for the sake of doing more hours.
5.0
Lots of room for technical and personal growth
Engineering Lead • Current Employee
Sydney, Australia
October 16, 2020
Pros: World-class HFT, dominant in Asia.
No barriers to getting things done.
Interesting problems, easy to measure impact.
Massive compensation.
Cons: Too focused on IT and Trading at times.
5.0
Smart People, High Learning
Software Developer Intern • Former Employee
Sydney, Australia
March 3, 2023
Pros: Smart people, lots to learn.
Cons: Non-zero pressure, though not too bad.
- 4.0Rapidly growing company with intelligent people and a lot of moneySoftware Developer Graduate • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaMarch 25, 2022Pros: Great pay and room for growth. Great benefits, including lunch. Smart people. Good training. Casual culture.Cons: Culture heading in the wrong direction: more serious and doing more hours for the sake of doing more hours.
- 5.0Lots of room for technical and personal growthEngineering Lead • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaOctober 16, 2020Pros: World-class HFT, dominant in Asia. No barriers to getting things done. Interesting problems, easy to measure impact. Massive compensation.Cons: Too focused on IT and Trading at times.
- 5.0Smart People, High LearningSoftware Developer Intern • Former EmployeeSydney, AustraliaMarch 3, 2023Pros: Smart people, lots to learn.Cons: Non-zero pressure, though not too bad.
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