Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 825 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 63% of employees would recommend working at Optiver to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Optiver have been left by employees working as Quantitative Trader , Software Engineer and Trader .

Does Optiver pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiver employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiver. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiver?

63% of Optiver employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiver 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (67) , Quantitative Trader (29) , Software Developer (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18) , Junior Trader (17) , Trading Intern (14) , Quantitative Researcher (13) , Quantitative Trading Intern (13) , Intern (10) , Quantitative Analyst (10) , Derivatives Trader (9) , Quant Trader Intern (9) , Engineer (7) , Quant Trading Intern (7)

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

"workers and good pay" ((in 61 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 32 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 26 reviews))

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

"Can be stressful and long hours" ((in 29 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews)); "High pressure, we need to trade with high" ((in 5 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiver layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Optiver locations?

Chicago , Austin , New York , Belgium , Omaha , Seattle , Bangor , Washington , Netherlands

Optiver reviews

3.8

63% would recommend to a friend

(574 total reviews)

61% positive business outlook

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Optiver has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 574 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiver 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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5.0

Aug 27, 2022

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Software engineer

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Good culture and supportive people

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Can't think of any thing

3.0

Aug 26, 2022

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Recommend

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nice work life balance and pay

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no india center yet so

4.0

Jul 30, 2022

Great company for many reasons

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Pros

- Some of the intellectually smartest people you will likely ever work with - Exceptional rem, benefits and perks - Plenty or autonomy and opportunity - Company is doing insanely well financially and continues to grow locally and globally

Cons

- Opportunity to balance its strong preference for highly democratic decision making with some bold calls from time to time. - Opportunity to invest in more external hires. Common sense not always common. - Exceptional rem and benefits tends to breed entitlement, especially amongst those that have never worked outside the firm or industry. Can seem detached from the reality of the rest of the world and other businesses. Lockdowns and renovations during forcing WFH whilst big push for growth has eroded some of the culture. - Mixed track record of dealing with poor behaviours

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