Good if you are looking for money - Software Engineer Optiver Employee Review

3.0
Feb 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The monthly salary is very good and you also receive an yearly bonus based on your performance. Once a year they organize Optiver weekend which is very nice and you can also bring your partner. They also have a weekly chair massage.

Cons

A lot of politics involved at every level. The quality of code is not stressed enough. Old technologies are used and there is no incentive to use any new technologies. No opportunities to grow, if you want to move to a higher level you have to fight with politics and this is not pleasant.

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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
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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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