Job Application for FutureFocus India - Technology 2026 at Optiver

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What was your All India Rank (AIR) in JEE Advanced (General/Common Rank only)?

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Which of the following best describes your exposure to or participation in industry programs or internships?

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Which of the following best describes your involvement in teaching, mentoring, or tutoring? *

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Which of the following best describes your leadership or initiative in university or extracurricular settings? *

Founded a university club / society

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Which of the following best describes your participation or achievement in mathematics, logic, quantitative, or computing competitions? *

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Which of the following best describes your experience with Python?

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Which best describes your experience with C++?

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Which best describes your experience with Java?

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Which best describes your experience with Verilog or VHDL?

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Which of the following best describes your exposure to or experience with real-world systems? *

Exploring concepts in system design, algorithms, or scalability through coursework or self-learning.

Completed university or personal projects demonstrating basic system design or implementation skills.

Built systems involving concurrency, data handling, or algorithmic logic with measurable performance or reliability goals.

Designed or contributed to distributed or large-scale systems handling high throughput, parallel workloads, or scalability challenges.

Developed, optimized, or maintained performance-critical systems such as operating systems, compilers, or trading infrastructure.

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Exploring open-source codebases or building small projects to learn.

Submitted small fixes or documentation updates in open-source repositories.

Added features, bug fixes, or tests to active projects through code reviews.

Built and maintained own open-source projects with documentation, testing, or community use.

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Which of the following best describes your exposure to or experience with FPGA or HDL design? *

Currently learning or experimenting with Verilog, VHDL, or digital design concepts through coursework or self-study.

Completed university labs or assignments using FPGA tools (e.g. Quartus, Vivado) or basic HDL designs.

Designed and implemented digital systems such as CPUs, state machines, or signal-processing logic on FPGA hardware.

Integrated FPGA designs with other hardware or software (e.g. microcontrollers, sensors, communication interfaces) and performed synthesis or timing analysis.

Built, optimized, or maintained complex FPGA systems used for performance-critical or research applications.

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