Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
October 17, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online assessment of OOP coding, theoretical CS questions, and mental games.
Behavioral interview emphasizing culture fit and past projects.
The last two stages were two technical interviews with coding problems.
Didn't receive an offer.
Questions
Tell me about your past projects.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Optiver Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive28%
Neutral54%
Negative18%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Optiver's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Optiver Work Experiences
2.0
Awful attitude from the HR people
Software Engineer • Former Employee
February 3, 2021
Pros: Great salary and city location
Cons: They treat you like nobody.
5.0
Intern Experience at Optiver Amsterdam
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 6, 2025
Pros: Full ownership of the project, a very talented intern cohort, and lots of technical lectures.
Cons: Lot to learn in limited time
5.0
Fun, hard, awesome people
Senior Developer and Manager • Current Employee
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
June 13, 2019
Pros: All the people are excellent - smart, reliable, with great attitudes.
The work is hard and diverse, and you can go deep and/or wide.
You have a very high impact on the organisation as a whole.
A great feedback culture drives continual improvement across every part of our business.
The food is something else!
Cons: Not very good at international collaboration. We're just not used to doing it, so we don't do it well.
- 2.0Awful attitude from the HR peopleSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeFebruary 3, 2021Pros: Great salary and city locationCons: They treat you like nobody.
- 5.0Intern Experience at Optiver AmsterdamSWE Intern • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 6, 2025Pros: Full ownership of the project, a very talented intern cohort, and lots of technical lectures.Cons: Lot to learn in limited time
- 5.0Fun, hard, awesome peopleSenior Developer and Manager • Current EmployeeSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaJune 13, 2019Pros: All the people are excellent - smart, reliable, with great attitudes. The work is hard and diverse, and you can go deep and/or wide. You have a very high impact on the organisation as a whole. A great feedback culture drives continual improvement across every part of our business. The food is something else!Cons: Not very good at international collaboration. We're just not used to doing it, so we don't do it well.
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