Is Optiver a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Optiver have rated their employer with 4.1 out of 5 stars in 84 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Optiver employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Optiver now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Optiver .

Does Optiver pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Optiver with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 84 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 4.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Optiver.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Optiver?

79% of Software Developer employees at Optiver would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Optiver with a 3.1 rating for work-life-balance, 2.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.7 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating 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?

"Good pay (they'll almost always beat any competitor)" ((in 53 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 35 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 31 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 29 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?

"Can be stressful and long hours" ((in 28 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 17 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))

Optiver Software Developer reviews

4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

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Software Developer employees have rated Optiver with 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 84 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Optiver is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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84 reviews

3.0

Sep 21, 2023

Professional, but not supportive

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensated well, working with very talented people and well designed systems. Nice office, lots of perks

Cons

Wasn't a very supportive environment, didn't really need to be since they compensate so well. Autonomy highly expected, positive feedback optional. Worked average of 49 hours a week

5.0

Sep 11, 2023

nice

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice company to gain experience

Cons

sometimes can work so long

1.0

Aug 26, 2023

Hell Hole

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good food and large bonuses

Cons

Extremely political. The majority of where you must spend your time to survive at Optiver is politics. If you do not you will be eaten by others that do. Management have zero interest in dissuading this behavior. Watch your commits as large pieces of work will be quietly re-based into other developers names. Not by accident as you'll start hearing word back that they're bragging about having written the code. Poor management promote the worst people to management roles after seeing their own negative traits in them. Management is also gifted to long term employees that cannot keep up with the technical work any more. These managers all review each other ensuring the quality stays low as poor management have the majority and remove anyone that doesn't have the negative traits they hold up as ideal.

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