Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 820 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 54 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 42 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 38 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 29 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 27 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 20 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 6 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.

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(571 total reviews)

58% positive business outlook

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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 571 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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571 reviews

5.0

Dec 21, 2022

Good job

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Great pay Great people Great free food and perks

Cons

Might be stressful to some

5.0

Dec 5, 2022

Wouldn't want to work anywhere else

Senior trader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a high level of autonomy Responsibility and ownership are available at very early career stages and that continues thereafter The hugely collaborative and open culture is firstly a pleasure to be in, and secondly facilitates an incredibly quick rate of personal growth and development. Coming up for 10 years, I'm still learning every day and am surrounded by smart, energetic people that still challenge me to be better and improve.

Cons

There are only so many hours in the day, being at a high performing company where you grow every week and day doesn't come for free, it takes energy and time and having life balance takes some conscious planning. There can be extra busy periods that come with some stress and leave less personal time. (Although we always have our weekends).

4.0

Dec 2, 2022

good

Head of sales

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

tech company, data driven on top of technology

Cons

Trading driven, Sales is getting established

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