High paying but pretentious
High paying but pretentious
Many talented colleagues. Great compensation (salary, bonus, massages, good coffee, decent food 3 times a day).
Claims ‘people are key,’ however:
- Compensation is often used as an excuse to be treated badly.
- More than once, you are reminded that tech doesn’t earn the money. What trading wants, trading gets.
More so, there’s a lot of focus towards public appearance, while internally there are only eyes on how to make more money.
Put more focus on people's well-being. There's a reason so many people are burning out and/or leaving. It has been a downward spiral for a number of years.
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Optiver doesn't interview for a specific team, but rather first decides whether the company wants you and then places you in a specific position. The first stage was a 48-hour challenge. The questions were all pretty basic, except for the last one,
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Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsDecember 25, 2025I applied online. The process took 3 months. I completed the online assessment in September and was invited to a behavioral interview in December. The interview felt quite rushed. The recruiter interrupted me frequently, which made it difficult to f
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Amsterdam, NetherlandsAugust 12, 2019Optiver doesn't interview for a specific team, but rather first decides whether the company wants you and then places you in a specific position. The first stage was a 48-hour challenge. The questions were all pretty basic, except for the last one,
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Amsterdam, NetherlandsJanuary 29, 2025I completed a HackerRank online assessment. It was more of an OOP-style question that tested organization more than LeetCode knowledge. This approach is more beneficial and a better method of testing the interviewee.
