As Optiver’s FPGA Engineer Intern, you'll own projects directly impacting Optiver's world-class trading systems. You will work on creating solutions that solve business challenges effectively and efficiently, focusing on nanosecond response times, highly parallelised algorithms and customised low-level networking.

What you’ll do:

Led by our in-house education team, you will play a key role in advancing our FPGA technology, working on projects that push the boundaries of performance and efficiency. You will:

• Experience tight feedback loops and see the impact of your code in just a few weeks.
• Work closely with senior Engineers and Traders to build latency-critical applications, parallel systems and networking interfaces.
• Tackle complex, real-world problems to enhance your critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

You will work on projects that blend cutting-edge FPGA technology with real-world trading strategies, directly contributing to the efficiency and performance of our trading systems. For example:

• Supporting new networking protocols – think 25G and 100G interfaces.
• Developing applications with our Traders to improve our trading strategies and success rates.
• Make your mark on our future trading systems by trailblazing new domain areas – from high-precision timestamping to new proprietary inter-system communication protocols.

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues working collectively to tackle the toughest challenges in the financial markets.

Additionally, you’ll receive:

• A highly-competitive internship compensation package
• Optiver-covered flights, living accommodations and commuting stipends (where applicable)
• Office perks, including fully paid commuting expenses, daily breakfast and lunch, social events and clubs

Who you are:

• Working towards a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, graduating between December 2025 and June 2026
• Possess strong engineering instincts and academic experience in digital design with FPGAs or ASICs
• Experienced in writing hardware in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemsVerilog
• Passionate about clean code, simple, well-architected systems, and continuous improvement

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*We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitmen