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FPGA Engineer Intern (Summer 2024 – Austin)

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Optiver

Jan 30

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Summer Internship
  • Software Engineering
  • Austin

Requirements

  • Student working toward a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering and graduating between December 2024 and June 2025
  • Has completed an internship with experience in FPGA design and development
  • Someone with strong engineering instincts and a deep understanding of FPGA fundamentals
  • Experienced in writing hardware in VHDL or Verilog
  • Possesses knowledge of digital simulators and self-checking test benches
  • Passionate for clean code, simple well-architected systems and continuous improvement
  • Able to collaborate with developers, traders and business operations

Responsibilities

  • Get ready for ten weeks immersed in the fast-paced, dynamic world of market making.
  • As a Hardware Engineer Intern, you'll own projects that directly impact Optiver's world-class trading systems. You’ll get tight feedback loops and ship your code to production within weeks alongside our senior Engineers and Traders. You’ll work side-by-side with an assigned mentor to build latency-critical applications, parallel systems and networking interfaces. From day one, you’ll tackle real issues that will test your critical thinking and problem-solving acumen, and each day will bring new challenges that require fresh perspectives. It's an unrivalled opportunity to accelerate your knowledge and make your mark on Optiver's business.
  • You will also have the chance to join industry lectures to learn about trading and our other departments to gain a complete understanding of Optiver and our business. Don't worry, previous knowledge of the financial industry is not required. You’ll take part in a training program where, through a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practical experience, you’ll learn everything you need to know.
  • Examples of potential projects that you could be working on:
  • Supporting new networking protocols – think 25G and 100G interfaces
  • Developing applications in close collaboration with our Traders to improve our trading strategies and success rates – where did that nanosecond go?
  • Improve the resource usage of our current systems – why use 8 bits when 3 will do?

Optiver

Finance
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1986
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Optiver is a global proprietary trading firm that specializes in market-making and high-frequency trading across various financial products, including equities, options, futures, and fixed income. As a market-maker, they provide liquidity to financial markets, buying and selling securities to facilitate smooth trading and efficient price discovery. Optiver's ultimate mission is to enhance market efficiency and transparency by participating actively in financial markets and ensuring liquidity for traders and investors. Their purpose lies in leveraging cutting-edge technology and quantitative strategies to optimise trading performance, manage risks, and provide competitive pricing. Through their expertise in trading and market-making, Optiver aims to contribute to the stability and robustness of global financial markets while delivering value to their clients and stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Dental Insurance

  • Health Insurance

  • Vision Insurance

  • Life Insurance