Low-Latency FPGA Engineer Intern (Trading Systems)

Optiver; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights covered by Optiver

Living accommodations provided

Commuting stipends

Job summary

Optiver is offering an FPGA Engineer Intern role in a fast-paced trading environment. You will work alongside a mentor to build real-world, high-performance hardware solutions powering a global trading firm.

Projects focus on nanosecond response times, highly parallelized algorithms, and low-level networking. Opportunities available in Chicago and Austin, with competitive compensation and extensive office perks.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Strong hands-on experience in digital design with FPGAs or ASICs.
• Familiar with hardware description languages (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).

Responsibilities

• Accelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs.
• Research low-latency techniques and identify integration opportunities with the trading system.
• Collaborate with traders, software developers, and infra engineers.
• Leverage hardware to interface with cutting-edge server hardware.

Skills

FPGA design

ASIC design

HDL languages

Education

CE/EE degree candidate

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

Job description

Optiver is offering an FPGA Engineer Intern role in a fast-paced trading environment. You will work alongside a mentor to build real-world, high-performance hardware solutions powering a global trading firm.

Projects focus on nanosecond response times, highly parallelized algorithms, and low-level networking. Opportunities available in Chicago and Austin, with competitive compensation and extensive office perks.