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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574 reviews

5.0

Oct 11, 2021

Best in class

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flat structure, mostly free from internal politics - Transparant and better (read much higher) variable reward structure then most of its competitors

Cons

Weekdays are intense, although no weekend work still allows for reasonable work-life balance Optiver provides a career with a lot of upside, but it does require a lot of hard work to get thwrw

5.0

Aug 10, 2021

Mid Office Analyst

Mid office analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great benefits, salary, gym, food. Great working facilities and a proactive and vibrant working environment

Cons

long our however no many downside to the company. The company is very open and flexible. Smarts are a must

2.0

Jun 25, 2021

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

work and life blance is best

Cons

we like the feeling at optiver,it is crazy

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