Process
Had an OA with them. It was quite difficult, and they had lots of mental math games.
Did not get a callback after this. The rest was designing some class, which was not too bad. Games were hard.
Questions
Mental math game, towers of hanoi.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Optiver SWE New Grad role.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive38%
Neutral63%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's SWE New Grad interview process.
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
Fast-paced but with real impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
October 2, 2025
Pros: It's a fast-paced company, so it may be stressful to some. However, every day is different, and you can make a lot of impact, which will be recognized and rewarded fairly.
Cons: Stressful. Skills might not be super transferable.
5.0
Software Engineering Internship
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
October 22, 2022
Pros: The internship was 8 weeks long: 1 week of classes about markets, 1 week of tech training, and 6 weeks of working on an individual project.
Each intern was assigned to a team of full-time developers and got an individual project tackling an actual problem to work on for 6 weeks.
Everyone was very open to being asked questions and sharing their knowledge, so it was possible to learn a lot, not only in terms of technical skills but also about markets.
An additional nice thing about it was that all interns lived together in provided accommodation, near the centre of Amsterdam.
Cons: Living in the Netherlands made it a bit harder to meet with friends from university who stayed in the UK during the summer.
- 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.
- 5.0Fast-paced but with real impactSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeOctober 2, 2025Pros: It's a fast-paced company, so it may be stressful to some. However, every day is different, and you can make a lot of impact, which will be recognized and rewarded fairly.Cons: Stressful. Skills might not be super transferable.
- 5.0Software Engineering InternshipSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeAmsterdam, NetherlandsOctober 22, 2022Pros: The internship was 8 weeks long: 1 week of classes about markets, 1 week of tech training, and 6 weeks of working on an individual project. Each intern was assigned to a team of full-time developers and got an individual project tackling an actual problem to work on for 6 weeks. Everyone was very open to being asked questions and sharing their knowledge, so it was possible to learn a lot, not only in terms of technical skills but also about markets. An additional nice thing about it was that all interns lived together in provided accommodation, near the centre of Amsterdam.Cons: Living in the Netherlands made it a bit harder to meet with friends from university who stayed in the UK during the summer.
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