Not good - Software Engineer Optiver Employee Review

3.0
Aug 9, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I met some nice people, who were genuinely friendly, until I resigned. Free breakfast and lunch, with healthy and delicious food. Food was the main highlight.

Cons

Managers are very bad, and don't have people skills. No work life balance. They fire people often, and without remorse. Culture is often toxic.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
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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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