Optiver Software Developer interview questions
Updated 18 May 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%RecruiterRecruiter
- 10%Campus recruitingCampus recruiting
- 2%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
- 2%Employee referralEmployee referral
- 1%In personIn person
Interview search
201 interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
- Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 4.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 11 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Software Developer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
IQ intelligence test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Drug test: 7%
Other: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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