Quant Trading Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 4 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 53.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant Trading Internship roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Sept 2025
Interview
OA took about 1.5h. Included sequences assessment (>15 / 26 to pass), towers of hanoi type game, mental flexibility, and a game where you needed to match an alphanumeric sequence to one of 4 choices within a timeframe. There were also 30 minutes for probability questions (90 seconds per question)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
You and your friend each have a machine that outputs random integers from 1 to 10 inclusive. You get three numbers and your friend does too. What is the probability that you have no numbers in common with your friend?
2hr oa where u do a bunch of iq tests basically, the process feels very impersonal never got an email from recruiter all just systematic emails hmm not a huge fan
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Aug 2023
Interview
online oa, multiple technical and behavioral interviews. Interviews are hard, and speed is important. Didn't get past the second technical interview. There's one round of technical and another round of behavioral after that.