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 24 reviews)); "The whole company is very close and the culture is very entrepreneurial." ((in 20 reviews)); "good work/life balance" ((in 14 reviews)); "Fun team" ((in 6 reviews)); "Good benefits and fun corporate events" ((in 6 reviews))

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

"management & Bureaucracy." ((in 15 reviews)); "Good traders leave due to bad bonus or not given opportunity" ((in 11 reviews)); "Below average pay" ((in 8 reviews)); "The upper management does not care about the soldiers who fight the fire everyday." ((in 6 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 6 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

4.0

Jul 4, 2023

Good company, good benefits, compensation meh

Trading operations engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company is "fun", lots of benefits.

Cons

Room for learning feels cramped, compensation is on the lower side

Flow Traders Response

Thank you for your feedback, we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and advice. We are glad to hear you're enjoying your time at Flow Traders. We acknowledge your constructive feedback and would like to let you know that we are constantly working on improving our Flow Traders Academy, our internal learning platform for employees. Please do feel free to reach out to the Learning and Development Team, they would be more than happy to assist you further.

5.0

Jun 20, 2023

Great company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, office, free food, beverages, a lot of company activities.

Cons

Not particularly engineering centered company, quite a lot of legacy

Flow Traders Response

Thank you for sharing your feedback. We are glad to hear you appreciate the benefits we offer our employees. At Flow Traders, we place a strong focus on employee engagement. That is why we have created vibrant workspaces and offer a variety of in-house facilities to ensure our employees can perform to the best of their abilities. We are however sorry to hear about your concerns and acknowledge your constructive feedback regarding the role of engineering and legacy at our firm. We continuously strive to improve and will make sure to use your feedback to further improve moving forward.

5.0

Apr 27, 2023

Absolutely Excellent

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of freedom to pursue your own interests - Great junior programme - Very good salary - No nonsense

Cons

- Hard to get in

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