Optiver Quantitative Researcher interview questions
Updated May 7, 2026Difficulty
Difficult
Experience
Mostly positive
How others got an interview
- 12%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%OtherOther
- 1%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 1%In PersonIn Person
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
139 interviews
Optiver interviews FAQs
- Quantitative Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at Optiver with 3.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 49.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Quantitative Researcher roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 78 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Optiver overall takes an average of 21 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at Optiver as a Quantitative Researcher according to 78 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
Skills test: 22%
One on one interview: 17%
IQ intelligence test: 16%
Personality test: 9%
Presentation: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Background check: 2%
Other: 1%
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