Optiver

A bit anxiety inducing, there were two developers observing and asking questions. Real-time problem solving required, conducted on HackerRank virtually, video and mic enabled — quite nerve-wracking to say the least.

2D sorting and binary lifting questions. First was doable, second was competitive programming level, not standard LeetCode, which you shouldn't expect unless you are very lucky. Also, a game which they make you play.

I had an online assessment, followed by a behavioral screen with a recruiter. Next, there was a technical interview. Finally, I underwent a final round with two technical interviews. The interviews were language-agnostic, and communication with re