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

Quantitative Developer professionals working at Optiver have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 39 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 Quantitative Developer Jobs at Optiver now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Quantitative Developer interview questions at Optiver .

Does Optiver pay Quantitative Developer employees well?

Quantitative Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optiver with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 39 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Quantitative Developer salaries at Optiver.

How happy are Quantitative Developer professionals working at Optiver?

67% of Quantitative Developer employees at Optiver would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 62% in the past 12 months. Quantitative Developer professionals have also rated Optiver with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 4.5 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 (10) , 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 60 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 37 reviews)); "+ good compensation" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 27 reviews))

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

"Can be stressful and long hours" ((in 26 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews)); "High pressure, we need to trade with high" ((in 6 reviews))

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Optiver Quantitative Developer reviews

4.0

67% would recommend to a friend

(39 total reviews)

66% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.6

Compensation and benefits

4.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.4

Senior management

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Work/Life balance

Quantitative Developer employees have rated Optiver with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 39 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Quantitative Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Optiver is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Quantitative Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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39 reviews

5.0

Jun 11, 2025

Fantastic

Quantitative trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Tremendous culture of growth and focus

Cons

Work hours can be long

2.0

Apr 24, 2025

Very slowly and then all at once…

Quantitative researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, amazing food, surprisingly good WLB.

Cons

Rapidly deteriorating talent, a culture of arrogance and political infighting amongst middle management. Same work being duplicated by 3 teams. Pay incentives declining and marbles being phased out for new hires.

5.0

Mar 2, 2025

Good

Quantitative trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It has a very good work environment

Cons

A lot of word load

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