WHAT WE CARE ABOUT
Our Social Impact & Office Culture
CORE VALUES:
What defines us
At Optimax, our core values define who we are and how we work together.
They shape our culture, guide our decisions, and create an environment where collaboration, growth, and innovation thrive.
These principles influence everything - from how we hire to how we support and inspire each other every day.
Click on each value to learn more about what drives us.
We hire and develop the best.
We believe in the potential of failure.
We build a trustful community.
We manage ourselves.
We evolve by learning & sharing.
We act results-driven.
We communicate without barriers.
TL;DR? No worries. Here’s the short version:
We believe in hiring and developing the best talent, empowering our team to manage themselves, and fostering a results-driven environment.
We embrace failure as a stepping stone to success, continuously evolving through learning and sharing.
We promote open communication without barriers and strive to build a trustful community where everyone feels valued and supported.
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We hire and develop the best
We focus on nurturing extraordinary talents to become experts and remain with us long-term. Initiatives like programming workshops, internships, and positions for students from high school and university kickstart this process.
Valuing diverse backgrounds as progress catalysts, we're open to relocating talents from anywhere, ensuring our team grows sustainably.
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We manage ourselves
We embrace self-management, expecting team members to take initiative, own their projects, and seek new ones.
Our culture thrives on autonomy and trust, focusing on long-term value. "That's not my job" isn't in our vocabulary - we proactively collaborate to achieve goals. Simply put, we hire people to guide us, not to be guided.
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We act results-driven
We blend excellence with pragmatism, aiming for the best outcomes daily without seeing it as a contradiction. Our commitment to high quality doesn't slow our swift, professional decisions.
We challenge norms and the status quo, especially in tasks like creating new bot algorithms, starting simply but with creativity, innovation, and a focus on results.
Our goal is achievement, never stopping until we succeed - always one step ahead of the market.
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We believe in the
potential of failure
We believe in the power of calculated risks to drive progress, such as experimenting with new trading strategies.
Failure isn't penalized but seen as a chance for growth, encouraging bold ideas and unconventional paths.
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We evolve by learning
and sharing
Change is part of the game in our industry, so we dedicate 10% of our work time to learning. This cross-departmental effort enhances skills and knowledge.
Continuous learning drives both personal and corporate advancement.
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We evolve by
learning and sharing
Change is part of the game in our industry, so we dedicate 10% of our work time to learning.
This cross-departmental effort enhances skills and knowledge.
Continuous learning drives both personal and corporate advancement.
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We communicate without barriers
We cherish the diversity of thought in our team, valuing input from all levels without regard to position. Openness to constructive criticism, even from a student to the CEO, is fundamental.
Our culture thrives on the free exchange of ideas, maintaining open doors and close connections across all departments.
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We build a trustful community
Despite our diverse backgrounds, we share core beliefs and values, fostering open communication and accommodating personal preferences.
Built on mutual trust from day one, our flexible work hours cater to individual work-life balance. This flexibility strengthens our team, as we look out for one another.
OUR CULTURE:
What inspires us
At Optimax, work is more than just a job –
we believe that great ideas come from an inspiring and supportive environment.
We take pride in being at the forefront of energy trading and technology - a position we’ve earned through expertise, ambition, and teamwork. As one of the market leaders, we are driven by excellence across all departments, from analysis and business administration to software development.
The fast-paced nature of our industry demands precision, collaboration, and continuous learning - qualities that define both our work and our culture.
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS:
Pages that move us
We love reading and believe that great books inspire great minds.
Here are some of the titles that have shaped our thinking:
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Yuval Noah Harari > Sapiens
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Peter Attia > Outlive
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James Clear > Atomic Habits
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Simon Sinek > Start With Why
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John Strelecky > Big 5 for Life
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Laszlo Bock > Work Rules!
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Douglas Stone, Sheila Heen > Thanks for the Feedback
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Erin Meyer > The Culture Map
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Robert C. Martin > Clean Code
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Gamma/Helm/Johnson/Vlissides > Design Patterns
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Hadley Wickham > R for Data Science
LIFE AT OPTIMAX:
More than work
Sure, we take our work very seriously, but we also know how to have a great time together.
Whether it's intense table tennis matches after lunch, crime dinner mysteries, or spontaneous brainstorming sessions over coffee, life at Optimax is anything but boring.
We organize team challenges, nerd out over deep-dive discussions on market trends, and enjoy after-work hangouts that range from relaxed to ridiculously competitive (you should see our board game nights). And when we need a change of scenery, you’ll find us at our off-site location by the lake, mixing creative thinking with a fresh breeze.
Swipe through some of our favorite moments!
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