Optum·Software Engineer

Optum Software Engineer interview experience

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NoidaPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview started with an emphasis on problem solving, and the technical depth came in right after.

I was asked questions on Java and microservices, and then we got into my recent project—what I built, why I made certain choices, and how I approached the work. Kafka and DBMS came up as well.

It felt like the interview was trying to validate fundamentals and then prove I could apply them to the kind of system I’d actually worked on. The difficulty level felt average overall, but it still required me to think clearly across multiple topics rather than relying on one strong area.

I didn’t get an offer. I left with the sense that the evaluation was very competency- and detail-oriented, and my

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