Quant Research Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3 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 58.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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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 (Amsterdam) in Aug 2025
Interview
Online assessment consisting of multiple tests, including programming round, and logic optimisation games. Next, there were some online interviews, starting with a behavioural interview. Finally, there was an onsite interview.