SWE New Grad Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
October 25, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I applied online. The process took 1+ week.
Behavior questions:
- First, introduce yourself.
- Then ask 3 why's: Why trading industry? Why Optiver? Why you?
- Next, give 3 soft skills to be a good engineer. ---then give some examples...
- And what's your strongest/poor skill?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Optiver SWE New Grad role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Optiver's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Optiver's SWE New Grad interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Optiver Work Experiences
4.0
Good Balance, Needs Listening
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 18, 2024
Pros: Decent culture
Good work-life balance
Cons: Could listen to employees more.
5.0
Nice, smart people
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
March 31, 2025
Pros: Everyone is nice, everyone is smart, [and has an] entrepreneurial attitude.
Cons: Lots of engineers, even senior ones, lack outside experience. It's hard to get anything done outside of established boundaries. Lots of inertia around existing tech and a lack of outside perspective makes it hard to point out problems or suggest solutions outside of expectations.
4.0
Great People, Treated Second Class
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
November 21, 2024
Pros: Good people, perks, and location.
Cons: Second class to traders, sometimes.
- 4.0Good Balance, Needs ListeningSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 18, 2024Pros: Decent culture Good work-life balanceCons: Could listen to employees more.
- 5.0Nice, smart peopleSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMarch 31, 2025Pros: Everyone is nice, everyone is smart, [and has an] entrepreneurial attitude.Cons: Lots of engineers, even senior ones, lack outside experience. It's hard to get anything done outside of established boundaries. Lots of inertia around existing tech and a lack of outside perspective makes it hard to point out problems or suggest solutions outside of expectations.
- 4.0Great People, Treated Second ClassSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeNovember 21, 2024Pros: Good people, perks, and location.Cons: Second class to traders, sometimes.
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