Optym General Intern 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
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Optym.
Optym
Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Coding
It started with a phone call, then I had two tests for the second round. The last round was onsite where I interviewed with multiple people from the company. The tests covered algorithms, programming, probability, and operations research.
Confirmed questions6 questions
- Could you write pseudo-codes for some algorithms?
- Explain searching algorithms.
- Describe sorting algorithms.
Optym
Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I applied at the career fair and then had an interview on campus. It was a technical interview, with questions about logic, programming, data structures, and operations research. For most questions, they weren't looking for the most obvious answer, but the most efficient one (least number of steps). It's important to know about algorithm complexity.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain what a spanning tree is?
Optym
Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The interview process was tough. Mostly questions about data structures and algorithms were asked. A high GPA helps for a position in this company. They also asked some database management questions. You might be given some programming problems, maybe practice some from any programming contest website. It might help to review optimization algorithms like shortest path, linear programming.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What algorithms have you studied?
Optym General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Optym interview reports.
“How to find the shortest path between two points in a large graph?”
Read reports →“Describe sorting algorithms.”
Read reports →“Could you explain what a spanning tree is?”
Read reports →“What are data structures?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the algorithm for finding the shortest path in a big graph?”
Read report →“Explain searching algorithms.”
Read report →“Could you write pseudo-codes for some algorithms?”
Read report →“What are your thoughts on probability?”
Read report →“How about operations research?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 5 Optym interview reports.