FPGA Intern: Build Low-Latency Trading Systems

Optiver Holding BV; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights provided

Accommodation provided

Office perks

Bi-weekly massages

Job summary

Optiver is seeking an FPGA Engineer Intern to work on projects tied to live trading systems in Amsterdam. You will own a latency‑critical FPGA project, shipping code to production with mentorship from experienced engineers and traders, gaining hands-on exposure to how digital design affects trading outcomes.

You will learn through industry lectures, working alongside traders and researchers, with a clear path to an offer based on performance and business needs.

Qualifications

• Studying toward a Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar.
• Strong engineering instincts and academic experience in digital design with FPGAs/ASICs.
• Experience writing hardware in VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog.

Responsibilities

• Own a project connected to Optiver’s live trading systems.
• Ship latency‑critical FPGA code to production alongside engineers and traders.
• Collaborate with mentors to build and improve FPGA-based networking interfaces and systems.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

Digital design

Education

Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

None

Job description

Optiver is seeking an FPGA Engineer Intern to work on projects tied to live trading systems in Amsterdam. You will own a latency‑critical FPGA project, shipping code to production with mentorship from experienced engineers and traders, gaining hands-on exposure to how digital design affects trading outcomes.

You will learn through industry lectures, working alongside traders and researchers, with a clear path to an offer based on performance and business needs.