Low-Latency FPGA Engineer — Trading Systems Architect

Optiver; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global compensation package

Profit-sharing program

401(k) match up to 50%

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous vacation

Office perks and events

Job summary

Optiver is seeking Hardware Engineers to build hardware-based trading systems, tackling low‑latency and high‑bandwidth challenges. You’ll own the development process from ideation to implementation and collaborate with traders and software engineers to create impactful, rapid solutions.

The Austin office serves as the innovation nucleus, focusing on quantitative research and hardware engineering initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CE, EE, CS, or related technical field.
• Experience designing, coding, testing, and verifying FPGAs and/or ASICs.
• Experience coding in VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog as well as C or C++.
• Experience with RTL synthesis, writing timing, area, and other relevant constraints.
• Experience with digital simulators and self‑checking test benches.
• Experience supporting post‑silicon bring‑up and debugging a plus.
• Ability to work closely with software developers to rapidly deliver integrated systems.

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.
• Work 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.
• Manage relationships with 3rd party vendors.

Skills

FPGAs/ASICs design

VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog

C/C++ programming

RTL synthesis & timing constraints

Digital simulators / test benches

Post-silicon bring-up

collaboration with software teams

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CE/EE/CS or related field

Job description

Optiver is seeking Hardware Engineers to build hardware-based trading systems, tackling low‑latency and high‑bandwidth challenges. You’ll own the development process from ideation to implementation and collaborate with traders and software engineers to create impactful, rapid solutions.

The Austin office serves as the innovation nucleus, focusing on quantitative research and hardware engineering initiatives.