Optiver Software Engineer interview questions
Updated May 18, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 2%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
- 2%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
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Optiver interviews FAQs
- Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 61% positive. To compare, the company-average is 55.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 29 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 according to 29 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 19%
IQ intelligence test: 15%
One on one interview: 13%
Background check: 9%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 4%
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