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OptiverPosted 1 week ago

FPGA Internship (2027 Start)

On-siteAmsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands

InternshipEntry LevelLarge

Job Summary

Own a project connected to live trading systems by building latency-critical applications, parallel systems, and networking interfaces alongside engineers and traders. Support new networking protocols such as 25G and 100G interfaces, develop FPGA applications to improve strategy behavior in live markets, and optimize resource usage for current systems. Tackle real issues requiring critical thinking and problem-solving while contributing to systems that operate in live financial markets. Participate in industry lectures to understand trading and other departments. This ten-week internship offers the chance to accelerate knowledge and potentially receive a full-time offer upon graduation.

Required Qualifications

  • Student working toward a Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar
  • Ability to work full-time upon graduation in 2028
  • Strong engineering instincts and academic experience in digital design with FPGAs or ASICs
  • Experienced in writing hardware in VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog
  • Passionate for clean code, simple well-architected systems and continuous improvement
  • Desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities
  • Able to collaborate with developers, traders and business operations
  • Ability to take the assessment within 7 days
  • CV in English

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous knowledge of the financial industry

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