Is Optiver a good company to work for?

Optiver has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 830 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 5% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Optiver to a friend and 62% 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 4.3 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?

62% 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, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (68) , Quantitative Trader (31) , 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 63 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 45 reviews)); "3. Great Colleagues" ((in 36 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((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 20 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews)); "Too much politics." ((in 4 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

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3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(103 total reviews)

62% positive business outlook

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3.0

Oct 11, 2023

Ok employer

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary, smart people, good secondary benefits,

Cons

Too much politics involved, in the end everything is about money which can influence people badly

4.0

Oct 1, 2023

QR in Optiver

Quantatitive researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very good salary and working environment

Cons

a little bit stressful, need to work hard

1.0

Sep 17, 2023

Used to be decent, now is becoming toxic

Trading

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pay is above industry average

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Comically political dressed as high performance in all offices, APAC being the worst but Ams/Chicago are not far behind A lot of mediocre people get to the top if they know how to play the game here Prepare to become a wage slave, the team leads and senior traders here have no life and they praise each other for the WLB that they sacrifice

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