OA + technical screen 1 with a trader
OA was difficult, got rejected for trader, accepted for researcher
technical screen had probability and market making games.
behavioural interview and another technical screen upcoming
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
choose out of these bets
probability of card and dice games
First two rounds consisted of playing typical EV games with some capital (dice questions, cards, market making). Followed by take home assignment involving data science/ML. Then meet with researchers at optiver to discuss work.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given 3 minutes, what would you buy here and how much would you allocate?
Friendly interviewer, intense online assessment. Online assessment covered probability questions on mostly expected values, and stochastic probability. There is a finite deadline to complete it. This is then continued with a behavioural interview if you pass, that can be booked online.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can't disclose, study up on stochastic probability such as martingales, and expected values for random walks.
I applied online. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL)
Interview
5 rounds. OA - Gambling - Math - HR - Data Science. Unsure if process will be different. Generally starts with introduction then gets directly into the problem. Small hints are given if stuck.