Gateway - Anonymous employee Optiver Employee Review

3.0
Mar 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Plenty of perks; breakfast, lunch, massages, gym membership and fun events. Some of the problems are interesting, but are generally not unique. Great gateway into other companies in the industry, and generally considered to be one of the best at what they do. Company outlook is generally pretty bright and the way it works is improving every day.

Cons

Not truly meritocratic. Performance review methodology is outdated and up to the interpretation of direct managers who operate with opaque goals and motives. Outside of trading and most of development the level of talent is pretty average, so the actual work can sometimes feel like being at a big old enterprise rather than a cool fun startup. There are rusted on staff that are unlikely to leave given the exceptional remuneration.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

worked on a lot of different areas of the trading stack; often close with researchers learned about technical components for data driven trading saw my impact day to day

Cons

constant office renovations were a bit distracting, but was told it should be done in 2026

3.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good compensation, collaborative environment. Company also seems to aim to be at forefront of new tech such as AI

Cons

When HR mgmt is on record stating things like the company shouldn’t hire females anymore, it really makes you wonder how they make decisions on who should fill management positions

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