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 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Quant Trading Internship roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 20 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quant Trading Internship according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
IQ intelligence test: 22%
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Personality test: 11%
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Three hour online assessment, followed by the HR call that focuses mostly on behavioral questions. Final round would be a super day with a trader that can ask you some probability questions or complicated games.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Sep 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
Interview
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.