Good for starters - Software Engineer Optiver Employee Review

4.0
Sep 3, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good for starters, you don't need financial market background be employed. The company provides necessary training , good bonus for a good job.

Cons

Technical debt slows down the innovation cycle, you need to be very creative to arrange some time for innovation, lack of system architect and quality assurance.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

worked on a lot of different areas of the trading stack; often close with researchers learned about technical components for data driven trading saw my impact day to day

Cons

constant office renovations were a bit distracting, but was told it should be done in 2026

3.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

Cons

When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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