Graduate FPGA Engineer: Build Low-Latency Trading Hardware

Optiverus; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

International team

25 days annual leave (30 after year 2)

Training opportunities

Commuting expenses covered

Office perks & wellness

Job summary

Optiver is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join a global trading team in Amsterdam. You will design high‑speed hardware, implement parallelized algorithms, and work closely with traders, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to deliver nanosecond‑scale responses.

The role combines hands‑on hardware work with continuous learning, international collaboration, and opportunities for relocation and visa sponsorship where needed.

Qualifications

• University degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar.
• Graduating between August 2024 and August 2027, with a maximum of 3 years of work experience.
• Academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs.
• Academic experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• An open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes.
• A desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities.
• Able to work closely with other engineers, traders, and business operations.

Responsibilities

• Accelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs.
• Research new low-latency techniques and platforms and identify opportunities for integration with our trading system.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers.
• Leverage the best hardware available or build in-house versions to ensure our FPGAs can interface with cutting-edge server hardware.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

ASIC design

Team collaboration

Academic research

Education

Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Computer Engineering

Graduating 2024-2027

Job description

Optiver is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join a global trading team in Amsterdam. You will design high‑speed hardware, implement parallelized algorithms, and work closely with traders, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to deliver nanosecond‑scale responses.

The role combines hands‑on hardware work with continuous learning, international collaboration, and opportunities for relocation and visa sponsorship where needed.