Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start)
OptiverAbout the Role
As an FPGA Engineer, you'll work side-by-side with teammates to build real-world applications that power a global trading firm. You'll create solutions with nanosecond response times, highly parallelized algorithms, and customized low-level networking that solve business challenges effectively and efficiently.
- 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 the trading system
- 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
Requirements
- University degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar, with outstanding academic achievements
- Graduating between August 2024 and August 2027, with a maximum of 3 years of work experience
- Academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs
- Academic experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
- An open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from mistakes
- A desire to understand how the systems you build fit into trading activities
- Able to work closely with other engineers, traders, and business operations
What You'll Get
- Performance-based bonus structure enabling employees to benefit from global profit pool
- Opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries
- 25 paid vacation days in first year, increasing to 30 from second year onwards
- Training opportunities and discounts on health benefits
- Fully paid first-class commuting expenses
- Extensive office perks including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, sport and leisure activities, bi-weekly massages and Friday afternoon drinks
- Training and continuous learning opportunities
- International transfer opportunities for global career growth
- Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats