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FPGA Engineer Intern (Summer 2027 - Chicago)

Optiver
🇺🇸ChicagoStudentIntern$80kPosted June 16, 2026

About the Role

As an FPGA Engineer Intern, you'll work side-by-side with your mentor and teammates to build real-world applications that power a global trading firm. Your projects will be scoped based on your team's real needs and your mentor will be fully invested in helping you build high-quality solutions.

What you'll do:

  • 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 trading systems
  • Collaborate in a multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers
  • Leverage the best hardware available or build in-house versions to ensure FPGAs can interface with cutting-edge server hardware

What You'll Get

  • $80k base salary
  • The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
  • A highly-competitive internship compensation package
  • Optiver-covered flights, living accommodations, and commuting stipends
  • Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more
  • US immigration sponsorship support for this role