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

3.0

May 29, 2025

Ok place to work with some caveats

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay in good years, good amenities, generally friendly people.

Cons

Not competitive compared to other big HFT firms, which causes high turnover of talented people. Also massively increasing bureaucracy in the last ~2 years.

3.0

Mar 20, 2025

Good workplace but not competitive

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work environment and office Lots of snacks, massages, social events Good strategy that makes a lot of money when volaitle Can make good money in strong years without much effort or long hours Friendly and social management

Cons

Aside from a few people not much cutting edge strategies or technology coming. High turnover and most senior roles filled by expensive people coming from banks and consulting firms and add lots of red tape. Good traders leave due to bad bonus or not given opportunity Not very diverse, few women in trading, mostly white European management

4.0

Mar 13, 2025

Guest Service Agent

Guest service agent

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing colleague, awesome staff meal

Cons

too much senior hard, no gap to growth

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