Is Optiver a good company to work for as a Developer?

Developer professionals working at Optiver have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 85 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Optiver employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Developer Jobs at Optiver now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Developer interview questions at Optiver .

Does Optiver pay Developer employees well?

Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optiver with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 85 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Developer salaries at Optiver.

How happy are Developer professionals working at Optiver?

79% of Developer employees at Optiver would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 12% in the past 12 months. Developer professionals have also rated Optiver with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 2.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (69) , Quantitative Trader (31) , Software Developer (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18) , Junior Trader (17) , Trading Intern (14) , Quantitative Researcher (13) , Quantitative Trading Intern (13) , Intern (11) , Quantitative Analyst (10) , Derivatives Trader (9) , Quant Trader Intern (9) , Engineer (7) , Quant Trading Intern (7)

What are the pros of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"workers and good pay" ((in 58 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"Can be stressful and long hours" ((in 28 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 22 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews)); "Too much politics." ((in 4 reviews))

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4.3

79% would recommend to a friend

(85 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

Developer employees have rated Optiver with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 85 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Optiver is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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85 reviews

2.0

Oct 1, 2024

Very stressful work culture

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Comp is very good If you can handle the stress and toxic culture, career growth can be good and there is lots to learn Surface level benefits such as free food and merch is good

Cons

- Extremely stressful work culture - Evaluated based on how your "project" goes, not how all of your other work goes - Can get put on a PIP/fired quite easily - Thrown into the deep end as a graduate and will get cut if you don't do well in your first project

4.0

Sep 29, 2024

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay, good co workers and management

Cons

Not enough room for growth

5.0

Sep 12, 2024

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Invigorating environment and interesting problems

Cons

Hours are on the longer side and very intense during those hours

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