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?

"workers and good pay" ((in 56 reviews)); "Smart colleagues who are very hardworking" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 29 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 24 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"Long hours and very demanding" ((in 26 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 19 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 5 reviews))

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4.1

79% would recommend to a friend

(84 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Work/Life balance

2.6

Diversity & inclusion

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

5.0

Apr 20, 2021

Great company to work for

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance, good pay

Cons

Technical debt in older projects (effort starting to go into it), bonus only comes once a year

1.0

Apr 19, 2021

Toxic culture in once-upon-a-time nice place to work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are some really nice and smart people. Work can be interesting. Having barista on site is quite nice.

Cons

Shame those nice people are not in position to make change. Optiver used to be nice place to work. Then management and HR decided that people can more productive if they are told that everything they do can be better or done faster. Toxic culture of blame. People become withdrawn due to the excessive load and expectations. Some teams are worse than others. If someone decides a person should go, they will be bullied out of company using performance improvement program. If you are going through hiring, make sure to ask proper base salary since your bonus depends on rating and that is at mercy of management.

5.0

Apr 5, 2021

Great Company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Pays very well - Friendly people

Cons

- Stock up diet coke in the fridge please

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