Reiterating EXPERIENCED HIRES BEWARE - Information Technology Optiver Employee Review

1.0
Mar 19, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Fast paced, good benefits, and a very nice office w/ catered food. Perks like any other same tier HFT firm.

Cons

IT management frat house culture. The longer someone has been with the company directly relates to how hard it is to work with them and not in a positive way. "We don't do that here" mentality. Beware coming in with ideas of your own. You will be met with push back and the feeling that you are stepping on individual's toes. The best idea does not win here, office politics does. Optiver management is made up of individuals who are either yes-men, blindly doing the bidding of those above them without an inkling of how their decisions effect their team, or on the other hand grads who have never worked anywhere else.

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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
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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