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      Optiver

      Engaged Employer

      Optiver reviews

      3.8

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (572 total reviews)

      61% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      Optiver has an employee rating of 3.8 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
      4.0
      Jul 30, 2023

      Great as a career starter

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Amazing history of developing systems and solving problems, you touch and own a lot of projects that were really creative and tell a story 2. Interesting work and its diversity, from being close to research and trading to being a full systems developer 3. Amazing people and lack of documentation makes you keep talking to them a lot and learning from them directly. 4. Great pay, perks like free food, great office outings, etc.

      Cons

      1. Possibly longer work hours 2. Some lock in to Optiver specific technology and setup

      1.0
      Jul 26, 2023

      Great pay, dark culture

      Operations
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You will learn a lot about financial markets and work with 'unique,' high-performing, quantitative intelligence types. The pay is very competitive by Amsterdam standards. The company name is good if you want to stay in trading.

      Cons

      There is a dark underbelly at this company that the culture reflects. Expect to be worked to the bone. People on the floor disappear all the time (fired) with no explanation. Most people who can handle it sacrifice a few tough years, make their money and go early to retire. You have to decide what matters to you. Other boutique firms provide a much better quality of life and solid bonus too.

      3.0
      Jul 18, 2023

      Na

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good people and very good pay

      Cons

      No cons to list at the moment

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