Pros: Very high compensation. Lots of perks. Free food.

Cons: Poor work-life balance. Lack of diversity. Individualistic culture, where everyone works for their own ratings.

Pros: Optiver is very intentional about fit. This means that employees find themselves in positions and working on projects where they are adding the most value. Optiver invests trust in people. This means that you are trusted to be honest and open, and you can trust that you can use your strengths. Optiver conducts itself with integrity. I can trust that we'll "do the right thing". Whilst that might mean that we don't participate in profitable activities that others might, it gives me confidence that we will continue to invest ourselves in trading activities that add value to the market, and that Optiver will continue to be sustainably and ethically profitable. Optiver provides a number of benefits to its employees: * CTA/metra pass * weekly massage * meals * snacks * facilities (games room, gym in building with trivial initiation fee) * 401k match * great health insurance * social opportunities.

Cons: Optiver is a reasonably small company with a flat structure. This is great for some, but for others who have a high need for boundaries, structure, and procedure, it might not be an ideal environment. Optiver can move slowly at times, being intentional about "new" things. They thoroughly think about whether new activities add market value, are compliant, and have well-understood risks and rewards. Some won't be accustomed to this and potentially find it frustrating.

Pros: Amazing compensation (perhaps THE best in the country, comparable to USA pay at top-tier firms). Amazing benefits: * Restaurant-quality, freshly made food on site * Barista on site * Annual company trip Very smart people.

Cons: Bullying from management, and the company does nothing about it despite being aware of the numerous problems. Long hours and demands that things get done very fast (sometimes 12+ hours per day). Messy, undocumented legacy code, and nobody in the organization seems to even know the business requirements it solves, so it's nearly impossible to rewrite. Extremely poor code quality (e.g., things checked into code that should be in the database, or at the very least in a config; more layers of abstraction than needed; not adhering to best practices, etc.). Very poor culture. Colleagues are obsessed with money. Seriously, all they talk about is work and money. Yes, I like money too, but there's more to life than money. You effectively can't trade the stock market with personal funds as long as you're an employee due to huge restrictions they place on you being able to trade with personal funds.