Optiver

First stage: Offline coding assessment involving DSA. Screening stage screens for WAM/GPA and resume fitness (e.g., previous experience, extracurriculars, awards). You are more likely to get screened out due to higher WAM cutoffs.

The OA was OOP. It was quite chill; I passed it even though I didn't pass all their test cases. The interviewer was nice and chill during the behavioral portion. They were very helpful and supportive, creating no stress at all.

The online assessment round was implementation-based and pretty straightforward. The group discussion round that followed was unexpected and not technically focused. It was based on a logical puzzle.