Fast-paced work environment full of challenges. Good positive culture.
Fast-paced work environment full of challenges. Good positive culture.
Optiver operates as one of the best in a fast-paced sector. This means there is an increasing need for agile working, rapid deployments, and feedback loops. Simultaneously, great attention is paid to control and security concerning the trading operation and production environment.
It is a constant challenge to balance these two.
Since the entire IT management changed two years ago, a tremendous upheaval has occurred, leading to work in smaller teams with developers, engineers, and traders instead of separate departments. This creates an interesting and challenging dynamic.
Many bright minds work here, and you are constantly learning. New challenges and opportunities to excel are constantly coming your way.
In the end, the bottom line is what counts: either we made money or we didn't.
There is enormous pressure to continuously reduce the 'time to market' for new features, systems, and configurations. This can sometimes lead to the need to take shortcuts that haven't been thoroughly considered. This can create a significant amount of technical debt and unplanned work.
De verwachtingen van Trading kunnen soms beter gemanaged worden. Ze moeten soms iets beter gewezen worden op de mogelijke consequenties van hun ongeduldigheid.
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Graduate Software Engineer
To gain access to the interview, candidates must pass a 3-hour test covering coding exercises, general software engineering questions, and neuro-assessment games. I found the coding part quite difficult, comparable to medium (perhaps hard) LeetCode
Software Engineer
I applied online. The process took 2 months. Zap-N two separate games, Hackerrank was really difficult, one question LLD/OOD styled, no algorithmic tricks, but a lot of requirements to figure out in 90 minutes. Behavioral is very structured and fast
Security Operations Engineer
The experience was great! The recruiter was loud and clear and helped me throughout the interview process. Unfortunately, I failed during the systems design interview, which was quite difficult to pass. I would definitely try again later.
Graduate Software Engineer
Amsterdam, NetherlandsJanuary 1, 2024To gain access to the interview, candidates must pass a 3-hour test covering coding exercises, general software engineering questions, and neuro-assessment games. I found the coding part quite difficult, comparable to medium (perhaps hard) LeetCode
Software Engineer
Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsAugust 18, 2026I applied online. The process took 2 months. Zap-N two separate games, Hackerrank was really difficult, one question LLD/OOD styled, no algorithmic tricks, but a lot of requirements to figure out in 90 minutes. Behavioral is very structured and fast
Security Operations Engineer
Amsterdam, NetherlandsJanuary 1, 2022The experience was great! The recruiter was loud and clear and helped me throughout the interview process. Unfortunately, I failed during the systems design interview, which was quite difficult to pass. I would definitely try again later.
