Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 822 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Optiver to a friend and 58% 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 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiver?

60% of Optiver employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiver 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (67) , Quantitative Trader (28) , Software Developer (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18) , Junior Trader (17) , Trading Intern (14) , Quantitative Researcher (13) , Quantitative Trading Intern (13) , Intern (10) , Derivatives Trader (9) , Quant Trader Intern (9) , Quantitative Analyst (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 57 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Long hours and quite stressful" ((in 25 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 18 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews)); "throat and work culture can be challenging." ((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

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(572 total reviews)

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

Optiver has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 572 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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572 reviews

5.0

Jan 19, 2018

Great place to work

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of Intelligent folks Interesting problems to solve Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year Casual dressing Good Food Fast growth

Cons

Compensation can be more fair

3.0

Jan 11, 2018

Business Operations

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flat Structure Great Office Good Food and Company Trips Great Compensation Great Teambuilding Events Fun Smart People Opportunity to learn and develop new skills in a great environment

Cons

Team leads and managers have inconsistent skills as managers--sometimes making it hard to evaluate your performance. Also, because of that fact, people stop trusting their managers.

4.0

Jan 7, 2018

One of the best

Trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Junior level (<5 years) compensation is extremely competitive. The best (or at least top 3) on most products that we trade. Smart people with not that much ego. Pretty transparent bonus structure encourages people to help each other, promoting a friendly culture compared to other silo-ed firms (etc. Jump)

Cons

Not that much upside for the best guys - some talented traders are moving to other competitors to get paid more. In contrast, there are also some people who can't get paid not even half of what they get paid at Optiver if they leave, hence lowering the morale. Not much incentive for shareholders to take risk (e.g. exploring new products - cryptos, equity options, swaps and swaptions, etc) The best traders don't always make the best managers (see what happened at Intel vs IBM), but there is no choice because managers get paid more. Reviews are getting little obscure as traders get more specialized, and its hard to compare apples and oranges.

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