Quantitative Trader applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 52% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quantitative Trader roles take an average of 25 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quantitative Trader according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 30%
Personality test: 20%
Phone interview: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Presentation: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Background check: 3%
Group panel interview: 3%
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There were 2 rounds of games, first was 80in8 which tests basic maths skills under a strict time limit. Then 25 problem solving based sequences, some become quite difficult.
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Motivations for applying
What are your strengths
What is your biggest achievement
First you send your CV and then you get different "challenges". One for sequences, one for probability and one for coding. All of them are quite hard, especially the probability one.
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Roll one hundred dices, remove all possible groups of 1,2,3,4,5,6. Expected amount of dices left.
OA, phone, 3 interviews, each was a fun game that required risk taking and dealing with expectation. stay level headed and think about many cases. communicate clearly with your interviewer and explain everything.
a sequence of cognitive brainteasers requiring speed and accuracy, First round / online assessments consists of game-like rounds . Make sure to not hesitate in video rounds, as they are testing your confidence too.