Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 826 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% 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 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiver. This rating has decreased by 2% 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 3.3 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 (67) , Quantitative Trader (30) , 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 58 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 33 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 25 reviews)); "Great salary and city location" ((in 25 reviews))

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

"Long hours and very demanding" ((in 27 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 21 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "High pressure, we need to trade with high" ((in 7 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((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

Optiver reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(575 total reviews)

62% positive business outlook

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Optiver has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 575 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiver employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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575 reviews

5.0

Jan 28, 2017

Trading

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

The benefits, and the job. Being able to work on tough problems.

Cons

The job is stressful with a lot of responsibilities

5.0

Dec 20, 2016

Great Place to Work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The environment is friendly and the people working there are great both professionally and personally. The company realised it has lots of technical debt and it's investing heavily in reducing it. It's trying to become a world class software development firm.

Cons

For most of the lifetime of the company getting things done in an hacky was has been acceptable. This shows into the state of the codebase, which could be less than pleasant to work with

4.0

Nov 7, 2016

Great Company

Options trader

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

People who work there are very switched on, work ethos is great with everyone trying to improve themselves and the company, lunch is fantastic

Cons

Some individuals are quite arrogant both within the company, and how they speak about other members of the community - salary is often viewed as a differentiation.

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