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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
1.0
Mar 2, 2016

Bad environment

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are some smart people that you might be able to network with in the future.

Cons

Management loves to treat people poorly. If you aren't part of the clique you are on the bottom of the pile or on the way out the door. I've seen people treated very poorly, including getting yelled at in meetings (many curse words used, completely no appropriate). Even for simple things, like asking questions. The company path itself is muddled and changes every quarter to there is never any ramp up to any sort of growth. Company stays very stagnant as far as number of customers due to high churn.

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OptionsCity Software Response
10y
First, I would like to thank you for taking the time to write a review. I agree that we have a very strong team at OptionsCity and these are contacts that I hope everyone maintains. Second, I am disappointed to hear about some of your less than positive experiences. As one of the founder of OptionsCity and its CTO, I can tell you that one of the main reasons we started OptionsCity almost 10 years ago was to create a work environment where ourselves and our colleagues enjoy coming to work and making a difference. You point to certain situations where that may not have been the case. I am personally involved in a lot of the discussions on the management and engineering side and I have not experienced that type of behavior. While some of the meeting may get a little heated, due to how passionate people are, they are not disrespectful in nature and better decisions always come out of them. As a company we DO NOT tolerate the sort of behavior you describe. I can also vouch for every member of the management team and their commitment to employee growth and satisfaction. I would love to discuss this further. Feel free to email me at victor@optionscity.com, or if more comfortable, please reach out to Human Resources at hr@optionscity.com.
5.0
Oct 3, 2015

Great software company in the FinTech space

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

OptionsCity has built sophisticated software in options analytics and trading. A lot of expertise on the development team and a great place to learn cutting-edge trading and financial technology. The company rewards employees and provide advancement opportunities. It is nice to hear “good job” on a new feature. There are no layers for the message to get lost. A lot of good, hard working people. Daily lunch, fun events after work.

Cons

Dealing with real-time trading issues can be stressful at times. Lots of competing priorities as the industry is changing fast. Communication within the company could be improved.

2.0
Jun 12, 2015

Subpar Executive Leadership/Rogue Consultant

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, interesting, eclectic group of people, providing for engaging after-work social activities. Free daily lunches (and Monday breakfast) provided by the company. Fully stocked kitchen, and Happy Hour Fridays after market close.

Cons

Weak executive leadership. De facto rule by one long-time consultant who exhibits abysmal interpersonal skills and routinely alienates coworkers, vendors, and business partners alike. As a result, there is high turnover rate for such a small company.

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OptionsCity Software Response
10y
First, I would to apologize for my delayed response. Second, I want to thank you for taking the time to write this review. You are right in stating that we have a great group of people making up the OptionsCity family and I am really sorry that your experience with us was not more positive and that you are not part of that team anymore. As a company we are constantly trying to improve. This applies to our products, to our customer support and to our executive team. When the three of us started the company 10 years ago, we were aware that we have the technical skills to build trading software, but we may have lacked in other areas. In the meantime we have built an executive team that I am extremely proud of and that encompasses tens of years of experience and, more importantly, great results and contributions in the financial industry. Our results, products, growth and industry recognition speak to that and to the hard work and dedication that every single person at OptionsCity displays. I would love to discuss this further. Feel free to email me at victor@optionscity.com, or if more comfortable, please reach out to Human Resources at hr@optionscity.com.
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