FPGA Intern: Ultra-Low-Latency Trading Hardware

NWU; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Flights & accommodation covered

Mentorship & training

Career development opportunities

Wellness perks

Job summary

Optiver is seeking a penultimate-year FPGA Developer Intern in Australia to join a world-class training program. You will work with seasoned FPGA engineers to design latency-critical systems that respond to real-time market data, while learning the latest tools and verification techniques.

You will be paired with a mentor, work on challenging projects, and gain exposure to trading infrastructure, network optimization, and performance tuning.

Qualifications

• Penultimate-year university student in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Australia/NZ citizen or visa/working rights.
• Studying an Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technical degree.
• Deep interest in technology, especially FPGA development, with project work to prove it.
• Knowledge of HDL languages: VHDL and/or Verilog; some Python and/or C++.
• Understanding of Ethernet/IP/TCP/UDP networks.
• Experience developing algorithms in software.

Responsibilities

• Develop latency-critical FPGA systems and applications that respond to financial markets in real time.
• Collaborate with experienced FPGA developers in a structured training program.
• Develop test benches using VHDL and SystemVerilog to validate designs.
• Explore faster data communication and processing mechanisms for trading systems.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Python

C++

FPGA development

Networking basics

Education

Penultimate-year student in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Job description

Optiver is seeking a penultimate-year FPGA Developer Intern in Australia to join a world-class training program. You will work with seasoned FPGA engineers to design latency-critical systems that respond to real-time market data, while learning the latest tools and verification techniques.

You will be paired with a mentor, work on challenging projects, and gain exposure to trading infrastructure, network optimization, and performance tuning.