Does Flow Traders pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Flow Traders employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Flow Traders. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Flow Traders?

66% of Flow Traders employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Flow Traders 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Flow Traders?

Trader (34) , Software Engineer (25) , Junior Trader (7) , C++ Software Engineer (5) , Trading Operations Engineer (5) , Operations Analyst (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Software Developer (4) , Engineer (3) , Operations Specialist (3) , Senior Trader (3) , Trade Support Engineer (3) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Anonymous (2) , Business Development (2)

What are the pros of working at Flow Traders according to real employee reviews?

"Great and inspiring people." ((in 22 reviews)); "The whole company is very close and the culture is very entrepreneurial." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good work life balance" ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits and fun corporate events" ((in 8 reviews)); "Amazing team, learning curve is high" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"Bad management and poor continued learning" ((in 15 reviews)); "High expectation, high work load, low bonus" ((in 11 reviews)); "Below average pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "Even if you do not leave, for senior positions, the combination of base salary + bonus does not reach the level of the basic salary of most of other companies (that do not have nasty non compete clauses), so the more you stay the more you lose." ((in 7 reviews)); "The upper management does not care about the soldiers who fight the fire everyday." ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Flow Traders layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Flow Traders layoffs and their outlook for job security at Flow Traders in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Flow Traders locations?

New York , Walnut Creek , Boston , Alabama

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Flow Traders reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(200 total reviews)

Mike Kuehnel

88% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Flow Traders has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 200 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Flow Traders 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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Reviews by job title

200 reviews

1.0

Jul 9, 2014

A company to avoid

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The office is ok, food, games and all those things.

Cons

Long hours, stress, they only pretend to care about the work-life balance, but they don't. The management structure is NOT flat. Managers usually just sit in endless meeting doing nothing, while the subordinates do all the work and get pay less and are stressed all day to work harder and faster.

2.0

Feb 9, 2022

Not the best place for developers

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company trips. Nice office with gym, workouts, and massages. But the office is far away from Amsterdam transport hubs.

Cons

Compensation for developers is low, every other trading company in Amsterdam pays better Bonus paid for years in the company and relationships with management, not performance Outdated technologies Chaotic management Very strict non-compete

2.0

Feb 25, 2019

Check the cultural fit

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A company where you can learn fast and develop quickly.

Cons

The bonuses which are confidential (in the end not because you talk about it) are not really divided in an honest way. It’s also not allowed to be satisfied with a dayresult because it can always be better. This is true of course and you have to like this mentality in order to feel at your place. For me personally the level of coaching and motivating is below standards. HR agreed with me but in the end could not do anything about it. Your appreciation comes in the form of a bonus, that’s what i was told. Big turnover of people.

Flow Traders Response

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. Employee satisfaction is something we take very seriously, so I am sorry to hear about your experience and your frustration. As our firm continues to grow, we continuously aim to identify opportunities to improve ourselves in all kind of areas, such as the ones you’ve brought up. Know that we as management together with our HR team are taking active steps to develop our organization’s future leaders, many of whom are promoted internally, and improve our transparency and communication when it comes to remuneration. Kind regards, Sjoerd Rietberg

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