FPGA Intern: Build Real-Time Trading Solutions

DRW; Greater London; On-site; GBP 78,120 - 100,440; Full time

Job summary

DRW is offering a 10-week FPGA Intern program in London. You will design, develop, and deploy proprietary FPGA solutions under senior guidance to support real-world trading applications.

You will work closely with software engineers, quantitative traders, and researchers, applying your knowledge of SystemVerilog or Verilog and languages like C++ or Python to advance trading technology.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD with expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028.
• Exposure to the FPGA development flow.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn quickly and apply new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy FPGA solutions for trading applications.
• Create decoders to translate raw exchange data into accessible formats.
• Build modules that trigger events for instruments traded on exchanges.
• Develop novel FPGA architectures to expand data processing capabilities.
• Collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, researchers, and business analysts in cross-functional teams.

Skills

FPGA development flow

Data structures

Algorithms

SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL

C++ or Python

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in EE/CE/CS/Physics/Math/ML

Job description

DRW is offering a 10-week FPGA Intern program in London. You will design, develop, and deploy proprietary FPGA solutions under senior guidance to support real-world trading applications.

You will work closely with software engineers, quantitative traders, and researchers, applying your knowledge of SystemVerilog or Verilog and languages like C++ or Python to advance trading technology.