Graduate FPGA Engineer

When you start your career at Optiver, you’ll own the entire development pipeline, from idea generation to development, testing and monitoring. As we iterate and release new versions of our platform multiple times a week, you’ll never have to wait to see the impact of your work.

Optiver’s FPGA team build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. Our engineers leverage the latest technologies, techniques, and hardware to ensure the fastest and most reliable trading systems that are crucial to Optiver’s success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a Graduate FPGA Engineer, you’ll work in a team of FPGA Hardware and Software Engineers to design and maintain our proprietary trading systems. Your goal is to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems.

From day one, you’ll have a direct impact on the success of our trading strategies by producing highly-reliable FPGA designs that secure the lowest latency possible. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced and respectful engineering environment that focuses on continuous improvement.

During your first months at Optiver, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and the engineering principles that make them successful. No prior financial experience is required, as we’ll also offer you our “Trading for Non-Traders” program, to get you fully up to speed on this fascinating industry. 

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a university degree in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar graduating in or before 2026.

• You have digital academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs

• You have Academic Experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

• Have an open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes

• The desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities

WHO WE ARE:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo, and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via the form below. For answers to some of our most frequently asked questions, refer to our Campus FAQs. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

For applicants based in India, our entry route is via the placement office internship hiring season (July/August).

*We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2026.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.