Best in class - Trader Optiver Employee Review

5.0
Oct 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Flat structure, mostly free from internal politics - Transparant and better (read much higher) variable reward structure then most of its competitors

Cons

Weekdays are intense, although no weekend work still allows for reasonable work-life balance Optiver provides a career with a lot of upside, but it does require a lot of hard work to get thwrw

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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
CEO approval
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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