Lots of room for technical and personal growth - Engineering Lead Optiver Employee Review

5.0
Oct 16, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

World class HFT, dominant in Asia No barriers to getting things done Interesting problems, easy to measure impact Massive compensation

Cons

Too focused on IT and Trading at times

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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
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

you get some experience in the industry

Cons

the catering is too good

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