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      Quantitative Researcher Interview

      23 Sept 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Chicago, IL
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Optiver (Chicago, IL) in Sept 2024

      Interview

      I first had to give an online assessment, followed by a call with a trader. Next steps were a call with a recruitment HR, and a quantitative researcher. I failed on the next step, which was a take home assessment which involved performing data analyses on some real world data. In case I would have been selected, the HR informed that me that the next steps would have been an interview with a QR to explain my code, followed by a team compatibility interview with either a head of QR, or a team head. Overall, a great set of interview questions. Slightly salty that I could not make the cut, but honestly, I wouldn't have it any other way -- getting into this company ought to take more effort than I put in, which was basically skimming through the probability section of the green book.

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      Question 1

      I have been asked to keep the questions private, so I won't type the exact ones. You can find question types for online assessment on google/reddit/prep websites. The next round was a market making game, followed by general fit questions with HR. Third round interview was general math and brain teaser type problems. Take home assessment requires some experience with data analyses that I do not have.
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      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Anonymous interview candidate
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      Positive experience
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