I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Oct 2022
Interview
[Step 0]: Take home assignment. Game theory, probability, and dynamic programming. [Step 1]: 30' behavioral HR interview. [Step 2]: Classic quant interview calls with 2 members of the team. [Step 3]: Final round. Interview with senior members, mostly focused on PhD research.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Cannot disclose specifics, but no surprises. Overall they test for mathematical maturity without any finance specific requirements, contrary to rumors.
The process is hard but exciting. The first online assessment contians bits of coding, quick game skills aswell as logic tests. Overall a good process, but very challenging. D d
OA is extremely difficult.
Two medium questions and one hard question.
Followed by lots of probability and statistics questions.
Then logic questions.
Finally the game, which is the easiest part.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You are given two envelopes. One contains twice as much money as the other. You randomly pick one envelope and see $100 inside.
Should you switch?
Online assessment, two HR rounds, one technical round with 3 questions (brain teaser, probability, guesstimates), a take home project and an interview about the project. Overall ok experience, but the online test was a bit intense
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how much revenue will Apple make while I drop a ball from the window until it lands
