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OptionsCity Software Software Engineer reviews

3.3

66% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)

Hazem Dawani

100% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Career opportunities

Reviews by job title

3 reviews
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
1.0
Mar 2, 2016

Bad environment

Software engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.

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