Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 833 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Optiver to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Optiver have been left by employees working as Quantitative Trader , Software Engineer and Trader .

Does Optiver pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiver employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiver. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiver?

62% of Optiver employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiver 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.8 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 72 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 30 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 25 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))

What are employees saying about Optiver layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiver layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiver in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Optiver locations?

Chicago , Austin , New York , Belgium , Omaha , Seattle , Bangor , Washington , Netherlands

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3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(103 total reviews)

62% positive business outlook

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4.3

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.2

Senior management

3.1

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2.0

Jun 7, 2024

Bad Recruitment management, reputable company

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good investment in Trading education for all employees Intelligent stakeholders Strong brand reputation amongst candidates

Cons

The majority of Recruiters receive ‘below expectation’ performance reviews but Management refuse to take any accountability for poor stewardship Management prefer to hire and fire rather than improve their approach (over a number of years) Remote managers (who insist you must be in-person every day) use concerns you raise in 1:1s against you in official performance reviews Management refuse to work with you to find solutions to problems you face Management do not give actionable feedback

4.0

May 24, 2024

Former Trader

Senior trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Incredibly talented people working in every part of the business. * World class training program and training environment. * Continuous learning as a core principle is embodied by everyone. Iterative improvement over time. * Global diversification of profit pool - shared success as a firm (Although FAR too diplomatic in this approach). *Incredible tooling and application development. *Mastery of trading acumen and performance in the core asset classes. *Opportunities to work across the globe. *Opportunities in various asset classes for longer term growth. *Top tier new offices and facilities. *Rapid early and mid-career growth opportunities for high achievers.

Cons

*Pay has deprecated from top of market to mid-market in US. *Top heavy. So much of profit pool has been diluted away from trading to non-trading or trading management. *Lack of agency to individual PnL. Shockingly low beta to desk or individual performance. *VERY entrenched seniors. *Inertia slowing adaption of new opportunities globally. *Perverse incentive structure for the 'best traders' to become non-trading managers. *A small group of managers are the only voices heard by management. Where they wield all of the power and make all of the decisions.

5.0

Feb 13, 2024

Great company to work at

Junior trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, really smart people around you

Cons

Aren’t many I can think of

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