I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Australia Plains) in Apr 2025
Interview
The coding part was easy, but the logical reasoning was confusing, as one couldn't say they were completely right. Questions seemed easy, but I couldn't complete the other on time, spent too much time perfecting the first one.
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2 OOPs based question one was on queue and other on stacks
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Sydney) in Apr 2026
Interview
There was an application and CV screening, then an OA and I only made it to the first interview after that before I was rejected. The OA was done in a language of your choice online over 2 hours.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LeetCode OOP style question for the OA then coding knowledge questions about computer systems and complexity and efficiency of systems, finishing with a series of games, testing pattern recognition and math while also testing speed.
Started with a technical OA where you got two questions to complete in ~ 2 hours, followed by a recruiter chat to get to know you better
Questions like why do you want to work at Optiver, what are you passionate about (talked about different investment strategies)
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OA had two specific questions to Optiver,
One was on scheduling events subject to some constraint.
First round technical interview. Equal parts coding and classic system design. Chill interviewer, chatted a bit after the interview. Lots of emphasis on weighing the pros and cons of an approach.