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FPGA Intern

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DRW

Global principal trading firm; parent of Cumberland (crypto market maker).

Chicago, Illinois, USA
About DRW

DRW (drw.com) is a Chicago-based global principal trading firm across asset classes; its crypto arm is Cumberland, a leading digital-asset market maker.

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Candidate Availability

Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.

About the Role

You will design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary FPGA solutions for advanced trading applications. You will create exchange-data decoders, event-triggering modules, and FPGA architectures, research solutions, communicate ideas, and collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, researchers, and business analysts.

Requirements

  • Pursuing a Bachelor's Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Physics Mathematics Machine Learning or a related science discipline
  • Expected graduation between December 2027 and June 2028
  • Exposure to the FPGA development flow
  • Understanding of data structures and algorithms
  • Problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
  • Communication and collaboration skills
  • Development skills in SystemVerilog Verilog or VHDL
  • Working knowledge of C++ or Python

Responsibilities

  • Design develop test and deploy proprietary FPGA solutions
  • Create decoders for raw packet data from exchanges
  • Develop modules that trigger events for traded instruments
  • Develop FPGA architectures to expand data processing capabilities
  • Identify and advocate for solutions to complex problems
  • Conduct research to determine effective solutions
  • Collaborate with software developers quantitative traders researchers and business analysts

Benefits

  • Fully furnished apartments located close to the office
  • Educational social and team-building activities
  • Options course