Great pay, dark culture - Operations Optiver Employee Review

1.0
26 July 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot about financial markets and work with 'unique,' high-performing, quantitative intelligence types. The pay is very competitive by Amsterdam standards. The company name is good if you want to stay in trading.

Cons

There is a dark underbelly at this company that the culture reflects. Expect to be worked to the bone. People on the floor disappear all the time (fired) with no explanation. Most people who can handle it sacrifice a few tough years, make their money and go early to retire. You have to decide what matters to you. Other boutique firms provide a much better quality of life and solid bonus too.

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5.0
24 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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