Not for most people... - Trader Optiver Employee Review

2.0
Sep 10, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Perks Some of the people

Cons

Management, the louder you are the more chance you're a senior manager. Perks are really just there to bribe you and keep you in the office Work life balance isn't possible The lack of people with general people skills hurts the business significantly The business doesn't value people as much as they say they do

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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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
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Recommend
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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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