FPGA Internship: Nanosecond-Scale Trading Tech

FEU; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 41,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flights & accommodation

Mentorship and development

Job summary

Optiver is offering a 10-week FPGA Developer Intern in Sydney to learn from seasoned hardware engineers and work on latency-critical trading systems.

You will pair with a mentor, design fast real-time systems, implement in VHDL/Verilog, and build test benches with SystemVerilog, while gaining exposure to network acceleration and market data processing.

Successful interns may receive a full-time graduate offer and growth opportunities within Optiver's competitive engineering culture.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in Electrical or Computer Engineering, penultimate year.
• Strong interest in FPGA development and hardware acceleration.
• Knowledge of HDL languages and software experience.
• Willingness to learn in fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop latency-critical FPGA modules during the internship.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers and traders.
• Create test benches and validate designs.
• Explore data communication optimisations.

Skills

VHDL/Verilog knowledge

Python

C++

Low-latency design

Networking protocols: Ethernet/IP/TCP-

Education

Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering degree

Tools

SystemVerilog

VHDL

Job description

Optiver is offering a 10-week FPGA Developer Intern in Sydney to learn from seasoned hardware engineers and work on latency-critical trading systems.

You will pair with a mentor, design fast real-time systems, implement in VHDL/Verilog, and build test benches with SystemVerilog, while gaining exposure to network acceleration and market data processing.

Successful interns may receive a full-time graduate offer and growth opportunities within Optiver's competitive engineering culture.