J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Optiver (Chicago, IL) en août 2023
Entretien
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.
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 1 semaine. J'ai passé un entretien chez Optiver (Chicago, IL) en sept. 2025
Entretien
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)
Questions d'entretien [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
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 4 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Optiver
Entretien
1. Online assessment - includes mental math round and other cognitive tests
2. HR Interview - standard HR interview to know more about your motivations in quant trading
3. Has 3 technical rounds after this. Mainly on probability theory.