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Optum Tech Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for Optum Tech interviews, across all roles. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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SQL & Data ManipulationStart here. 6 questions + 1 drill · ~61 min
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Execution6 questions · ~51 min
Managing Critical Cross-Team DependencyMedium
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Explain how you would manage a project at risk due to a slipping dependency owned by another team.

Risk AssessmentDependenciesScope ManagementOptum Tech
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Pipelines5 questions · ~43 min
Data Quality in ETL PipelinesEasy

Approach for maintaining data quality and integrity across ETL pipelines.

IdempotencyData ModelingQualityOptum Tech
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Finance & Accounting6 questions · ~51 min
Month-End Close ProcessHard

Explain a controlled month-end close, including reconciliations, accruals, variance analysis, review, and GAAP financial statement completion.

Accounting FundamentalsFinancial Statementsfinancial processesOptum Tech
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Machine Learning4 questions · ~34 min
Bias-Variance Tradeoff in PracticeMedium

Explain the bias-variance tradeoff and how it guides model choice, regularization, and generalization performance.

Cross-ValidationBias-Variance TradeoffRegularizationOptum Tech
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Metrics5 questions · ~43 min
Metrics for Project HealthEasy

Choose a practical set of leading and lagging metrics to judge whether a project is on track.

KPIsproject healthLeading IndicatorsOptum Tech
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More topics18 questions · ~153 min
Why You Want to Work HereEasy
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Explain why this company, its Research platform, and the Research Analyst role align with your experience and long-term goals.

Product-Market Fitbrand cultureBusiness AcumenOptum Tech
Common Pitfalls in Experiment ResultsHard

Identify the main pitfalls that can distort A/B test interpretation and explain how to guard against them.

PeekingNovelty EffectSample Ratio MismatchOptum Tech
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