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Optus Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 5 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

3.2 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
60% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Optus.

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Graduate Engineer

Engineering · a year ago

Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other

I can share my virtual interview experience. I got it just one day after submitting my resume. It had a few questions to respond to by video recording and a few tests in the form of games. I just did it like two or three days before and I'm waiting for the result.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Why do you fit at Optus?
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Graduate Engineer

Engineering · a year ago

Entry Average Neutral experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Technical screen Group Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding Group Behavioral

So after I applied for the tech graduate role, the process started with a behavioral test, then a technical/coding test, followed by a group assessment, and finally a 1:1 interview.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Can you share an instance where you encountered conflict within a team and describe how you resolved it?
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Graduate Engineer

Engineering

Entry Average Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Group
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

After finishing the psychometric tests, I had an online digital interview, but sadly I didn't get to the assessment centre. There were 3 questions and I had multiple tries for each.

Confirmed questions1 question
  • Describe a time you faced a challenge.

Optus Graduate Software Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Optus interview reports.

What data set would you want access to if you could have anything in the world?

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Can you share an instance where you encountered conflict within a team and describe how you resolved it?

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Can you share a time when a project didn't go as planned and how you handled it?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 5 Optus interview reports.

Interview formats

Behavioral 37.5%
Technical 25%
Group 12.5%
Other 12.5%
Presentation 6.2%

Interview difficulty

Easy 0%
Average 100%
Difficult 0%

Candidate experience

Positive 60%
Neutral 40%