Optum Software Development Engineer interview questions
Updated 2 Aug 2025Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 8%Applied onlineApplied online
- 8%Recruitment agencyRecruitment agency
Interview search
16 interviews
Optum interviews FAQs
- Software Development Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Optum with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 53% positive. To compare, the company-average is 68.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Software Development Engineer roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 15 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optum overall takes an average of 12 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Optum as a Software Development Engineer according to 15 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 35%
Phone interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Skills test: 12%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Group panel interview: 6%
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