How do employees rate First Derivatives?

Employees rate First Derivatives 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 882 anonymous reviews on Glassdoor. In 2017 , First Derivatives employees have voted their company to be one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work.

How can I get a job at First Derivatives?

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Do people recommend working at First Derivatives?

Overall, 55% of employees would recommend working at First Derivatives to a friend. This is based on 882 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

How do job seekers rate their interview experience at First Derivatives?

55% of job seekers rate their interview experience at First Derivatives as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at First Derivatives.

How do employees rate the business outlook for First Derivatives?

45% of employees think that First Derivatives has a positive business outlook . This is based on anonymous employee reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

First Derivatives Career: Working at First Derivatives

First Derivatives Snapshot

3.3

based on 866 ratings

55% would recommend to a friend

Seamus Keating

54% approve of CEO

14 OfficesLocations

Mission Here at First Derivatives, we aim to embed FD people, product & services within top 50 investment banks and top 100 hedge funds. We believe that by combining capital markets domain knowledge and technical expertise in leading financial services technologies, we can truly differentiate ourselves from competitors.

We value honesty, respect, openness and development.

Description First Derivatives (FD) is a global technology provider of high-performance time series software to a variety of industries as well as regulatory and IT consulting services to the capital markets industry. FD’s software platform, Kx, is the established market leader in the capture and analysis of real-time high-volume time series data. It is used by a number of financial regulators, stock exchanges and all of the top 20 global investment banks. FD’s consulting services focus on the choice, implementation and management of mission-critical software systems within global investment banks. First Derivatives plc has become an internationally recognised partner to the world’s largest third-party trading and risk management providers in our Vendor practice also. In addition to this, FD provides consulting services pertaining to the operational and technological impacts of new or evolving legal, regulatory and compliance initiatives in its client market.

We currently have over 2,600 employees worldwide and we operate from 15 global offices across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific.

Life at First Derivatives

Company updates

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Preparing for Future Employment: An Employers Guide on using Lockdown Productively With the end of exam season in sight, many students are burdened by feelings of uncertainty and fear regarding what the job market post COVID-19 might look like. While no one is in a position to advise on the future employment landscape at present, many of us assume that it will be a competitive one. Re-evaluating lockdown as a unique opportunity to grow and progress will benefit you massively in both your career prospects and your mental wellbeing. We have outlined some key ways in which you can use this time to your advantage to emerge from lockdown a step ahead of the competition....Show more

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Preparing for Future Employment: An Employers Guide on using Lockdown Productively | FD

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Here at FD, we understand the importance of balancing your life with your work, especially when you have a family. Our employees are not alone in their challenge. We want to be there for our staff in their pursuit of balancing their career, their personal lives, and whatever else they aspire to do. We have so many incredible women that are thriving as a working mother. What is it like to manage motherhood and a successful career? We asked our staff what it’s really been like for them!...Show more

Here at FD, we understand the importance of balancing your life with your work, especially when you have a family. Our employees are not alone in their challenge. We want to be there for our staff in their pursuit of balancing their career, their personal lives, and whatever else they aspire to do. We have so many incredible women that are thriving as a working mother. What is it like to manage motherhood and a successful career? We asked our staff what it’s really been like for them!

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We have announced today results for the year ended 29th February 2020. FD’s highlights include revenue growth of 9% and an increase in profit before tax of 9%, resulting from multiple high-profile client wins across software, managed services and consulting. Software revenue from Industry increased by 26%, further demonstrating the success of Kx technology in high-value markets such as automotive, energy and smart manufacturing...Show more

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Full year results for the year ended 29 February 2020 | FD

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After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Computer Science in Madrid, Ale joined First Derivatives in 2017 as a Data Scientist. Following his graduation from the Capital Markets Training Programme, he shares how working for First Derivatives has pushed him to set his career aspirations a little higher! Visit https://bit.ly/2IFqdAJ to read more about Ale’s #FDJourney....Show more

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How I've Exceeded my Career Expectations at FD | FD

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We’re delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in 4 award categories at the 2020 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards. What a way to start the week! #MondayMotivation FD has been shortlisted in: -Best Graduate Training and Development Programme -Best Internship Programme -Graduate Employer of the Year -The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting...Show more

We’re delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in 4 award categories at the 2020 gradireland Graduate Recruitment Awards. What a way to start the week! #MondayMotivation FD has been shortlisted in: -Best Graduate Training and Development Programme -Best Internship Programme -Graduate Employer of the Year -The most popular graduate recruiter in consulting

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First Derivatives awards and accolades

Google Cloud Global Technology Partner of the Year – Financial Services, Google Cloud Platform, 2019
Best Trading Analytics Platform, Trading Technology Insight, 2019

Glassdoor Awards

Best Places to Work

2017 (#10)

Employee reviews at First Derivatives

First Derivatives has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 866 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Derivatives employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity and inclusion

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture and values

3.1

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Senior management

Employee reviews

C# engineerFormer employee

5.0

Nice place to work

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