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OptionsCity Software reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Hazem Dawani

69% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

OptionsCity Software has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The OptionsCity Software employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

19 reviews
4.0
Aug 29, 2016

Great Place to Work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Laid back atmosphere 2. Friendly environment 3. 18 PTO days to start and add another 1 every year 4. Free lunch through Seamless everyday 5. Free breakfast on Monday's 6. YouEarnedIt employee recognition program 7. Several company outings throughout the year 8. Quarterly company meetings on company growth, goals, and accomplishments 9. You can wear jeans! 10. Salary compensation is fair to generous 11. 12 work from home days 12. 401K 13. Across the street from Union Station! 14. Management is very approachable 15. Free gym membership to the LIfeStart gym in basement of building (includes free classes). 16. Blue Cross insurance, Guardian Dental 17. Kitchen is always stocked with snacks from fruit and raw veggies to peanuts and granola bars. Free coffee, free soda, free water, free beer on Fridays (at 3pm)! 18. This is really a great and fun place to work :-)

Cons

1. Workday starts at 7:30 am and ends at 4:30pm with one hour lunch. All based on the honor system (pro). 2. Heavy male dominant company (is that a con? well if that bothers you yes, if not it neither a pro nor con). 3. I really can't think of any cons.

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OptionsCity Software Response
9y
Thank you for your review and for painting a very comprehensive picture of working with OptionsCity. I am glad you included some of the recent developments like the move to our new Chicago office at Adams and Wacker and the YouEarnedIt Employee Recognition Program. One aspect of the benefits package that we are excited about is the 3-month fully-paid Sabbatical program after 8 years of service. Thanks, Victor
5.0
Aug 11, 2016

Love the Culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have worked in different offices/fields and I have never experienced a culture quite like this one - it's awesome! Everyone enjoys what they do, but also takes the initiative to empower those around them to grow in their careers.

Cons

Though there is a clear line of communication within each department, the communication can become siloed. However, I've noticed that there are already great efforts to become more all-inclusive.

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OptionsCity Software Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. I am glad that you feel that the culture at OptionsCity stands out versus others. Empowering the members of our team and ensuring that everybody continually learns and grows professionally are the keys to our success as an organization. As you mention, it is also crucial to continue to increase and improve the lines of communications between all groups and across all reporting levels. Thanks, Victor
4.0
May 11, 2016

Solid organization providing great growth

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

OptionsCity is a place where I feel I have grown a lot from both a professional and personal level. We build options trading software and we solve some interesting and difficult technical challenges on a daily basis. There are many very smart people who push you to be better and from which I have learned a lot. The company is not big and that leads to a number of good things, in my opinion. Everybody is expected to contribute in a meaningful fashion and there isn’t a lot of places to “hide.” There is opportunity to contribute in many ways outside of your “job description". In general, the whole organization is made up of people that it are nice to work with and great to hang-out outside of work.

Cons

Because we are dealing with financial technology and cater to very demanding customers, the day can be stressful at times. Also, for the amount of work there is, I feel that the engineering team should be bigger.

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OptionsCity Software Response
10y
Thank you for taking the time to provide some feedback. I am very glad that you have grown and developed on a professional level here at OptionsCity. I feel that one of the advantages OptionsCity offers, that others may not be able to, is the ability to learn a lot, grow and contribute across multiple areas of the company regardless of your "job description" as you put it. While the nature of the financial industry may lead to a higher degree of stress then other industries, it is something that we are actively looking at and working on addressing. As you mentioned as well, we are a lean team, but hiring is one of my top priorities. For any follow ups, you know where to find me. Thanks, Victor
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