Good pay rigid and hierarchical culture - Anonymous employee Optiver Employee Review

3.0
Feb 29, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They (used to) pay well Food and great coffee at the office Company events done at great scale and with attention to detail (no expense spared) Interesting challenges to work on Informal dress-code They invest in some trainings for you

Cons

No opportunity to work from home Extremely arrogant: they think they are the smartest out there. Debatable It's definitely not a flat organization. Lots of micro-management and lack of flexibility. Multiple roadblocks due to the tech set-up: lots of tools just don't work at their "normal" capacity Macho culture: focus almost solely on the profit, not so much on the employees and culture Favoritism of friends and relatives in the interview process Dated office with clutter and stained carpet, which they think looks great for some reason.

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5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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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
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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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