Watch your back. - Anonymous employee Optiver Employee Review

3.0
23 Jul 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Super friendly people with lots of perks to keep workers happy. Work hard and they usually will recognize your efforts and reward you accordingly.

Cons

Don't be lulled into a level of complacency where you are unable to recognize the wolves in sheep's clothing among the general population. Always treat everyone professionally with genuine respect, but be fully aware that any of them can and will stab you in the back when you're not looking. You will inevitably step on people's toes in order to get the job done. Just be mindful of whose toes you end up stepping on, and learn to correct those missteps very quickly before it costs you.

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5.0
24 Feb 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
21 May 2026
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CEO approval
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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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