SWE Intern Interview Experience - Chicago, Illinois
August 18, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
HR screen + 1 hr DSA technical with low level questions + 1 hr system design interview
The DSA technical was designing a data structure but they ask questions about garbage collection/cache locality
Questions
Design a circular buffer and design a trading system
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 9 interview experiences for the Optiver SWE Intern role in Chicago, Illinois.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their SWE Intern roles in Chicago, Illinois is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral22%
Negative22%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's SWE Intern interview process in Chicago, Illinois.
Optiver Work Experiences
5.0
Loved Work, Smart Peers
SWE Intern • Current Employee
Chicago, Illinois, United States
August 3, 2024
Pros: I like the work and the people.
Cons: Tough, smart people around you.
5.0
Really nice experience
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
August 28, 2024
Pros: Good work-life balance and amazing opportunities to learn.
Cons: It's not a con, but for the return offer, they look at different things like teamwork and communication apart from technical skills.
5.0
Great People, Great Experience
SWE Intern • Former Employee
October 15, 2022
Pros: It was good. People are nice.
Cons: Not really many cons to say.
- 5.0Loved Work, Smart PeersSWE Intern • Current EmployeeChicago, Illinois, United StatesAugust 3, 2024Pros: I like the work and the people.Cons: Tough, smart people around you.
- 5.0Really nice experienceSWE Intern • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsAugust 28, 2024Pros: Good work-life balance and amazing opportunities to learn.Cons: It's not a con, but for the return offer, they look at different things like teamwork and communication apart from technical skills.
- 5.0Great People, Great ExperienceSWE Intern • Former EmployeeOctober 15, 2022Pros: It was good. People are nice.Cons: Not really many cons to say.
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