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      Optiver

      Engaged Employer

      Optiver reviews

      3.7

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (571 total reviews)

      57% 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 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
      3.0
      Jul 23, 2016

      Watch your back.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Super friendly people with lots of perks to keep workers happy. Work hard and they usually will recognize your efforts and reward you accordingly.

      Cons

      Don't be lulled into a level of complacency where you are unable to recognize the wolves in sheep's clothing among the general population. Always treat everyone professionally with genuine respect, but be fully aware that any of them can and will stab you in the back when you're not looking. You will inevitably step on people's toes in order to get the job done. Just be mindful of whose toes you end up stepping on, and learn to correct those missteps very quickly before it costs you.

      1.0
      Mar 19, 2025

      Reiterating EXPERIENCED HIRES BEWARE

      Information technology
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fast paced, good benefits, and a very nice office w/ catered food. Perks like any other same tier HFT firm.

      Cons

      IT management frat house culture. The longer someone has been with the company directly relates to how hard it is to work with them and not in a positive way. "We don't do that here" mentality. Beware coming in with ideas of your own. You will be met with push back and the feeling that you are stepping on individual's toes. The best idea does not win here, office politics does. Optiver management is made up of individuals who are either yes-men, blindly doing the bidding of those above them without an inkling of how their decisions effect their team, or on the other hand grads who have never worked anywhere else.

      1.0
      Dec 27, 2023

      Bad culture and discrimination

      Trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      High pay, good learning curve

      Cons

      Culture is bad, no mentorship, discrimination. White and male dominated.

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