Optiver Software Engineer Intern interview questions
Updated 15 May 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 9%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 5%Employee referralEmployee referral
Interview search
52 interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 79% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer Intern roles take an average of 49 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 21 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Software Engineer Intern according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 8%
Presentation: 8%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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