Does Optiver pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Optiver employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Optiver. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Optiver?

60% of Optiver employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Optiver 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Optiver?

Trader (98) , Software Engineer (66) , Quantitative Trader (28) , Software Developer (23) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18) , Junior Trader (17) , Trading Intern (14) , Quantitative Researcher (13) , Quantitative Trading Intern (13) , Intern (10) , Derivatives Trader (9) , Quant Trader Intern (9) , Quantitative Analyst (9) , Engineer (7) , Quant Trading Intern (7)

What are the pros of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"workers and good pay" ((in 56 reviews)); "3. Great Colleagues" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good benefits but all come with sacrifices" ((in 37 reviews)); "Good work life balance with 25 vacations a year" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good salary and other beneficts" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Optiver according to real employee reviews?

"Can be stressful and long hours" ((in 30 reviews)); "Experience entirely dependent on your team and direct manager" ((in 19 reviews)); "Lack of diversity" ((in 9 reviews)); "High pressure, we need to trade with high" ((in 7 reviews)); "The best idea does not win here, office politics does." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Optiver layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Optiver layoffs and their outlook for job security at Optiver in 2026.

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3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(569 total reviews)

57% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Diversity & inclusion

Optiver has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 569 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Optiver employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Finance industry (3.7 stars).

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569 reviews

5.0

May 19, 2026

Great pay and perks, but stressful management issues

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, nice perks, friendly peers

Cons

Upper management can be evil, stressful, long hours

5.0

Sep 3, 2025

Good WLB

Trading analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

centralised firm, centralised desk, more looking at expected return

Cons

less pay compared to silo firms

5.0

Mar 31, 2025

Nice smart people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone nice, everyone smart, entrepreneurial attitude

Cons

Lots of engineers even senior lack outside experience. Hard to get anything done outside of established boundaries, lots of inertia around existing tech and lack of outside perspective makes it hard to point out problems or suggest solutions outside of expectation

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