Graduate FPGA Engineer (2027 Start)

Optiver is a global proprietary trading firm and market maker, including an active 24/7 Digital Assets desk.

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Amsterdam, Netherlands
About Optiver

Optiver (optiver.com) is an Amsterdam-headquartered global proprietary trading firm and options market maker with an active digital-assets business (24/7 crypto options/spot market making, hiring crypto traders).

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About the Role

Build FPGA-based applications for a global trading firm, creating highly parallelized algorithms, customized low-level networking, and hardware interfaces for advanced server hardware. Collaborate with traders and engineers to accelerate trading and network infrastructure.

Requirements

  • University degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a similar field
  • Outstanding academic achievements
  • Graduation between August 2024 and August 2027
  • Maximum of 3 years of work experience
  • Academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs
  • Academic experience with VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
  • Ability to work closely with engineers, traders, and business operations
  • Open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn
  • Desire to understand how systems fit into trading activities

Responsibilities

  • Accelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs
  • Research low-latency techniques and platforms
  • Identify opportunities to integrate new techniques with the trading system
  • Collaborate with traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers
  • Build hardware interfaces for advanced server hardware

Benefits

  • Performance-based bonus structure
  • 25 paid vacation days in the first year, increasing to 30 from the second year
  • Training opportunities
  • Discounts on health benefits
  • Fully paid first-class commuting expenses
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • World-class barista coffee
  • Sport and leisure activities
  • Bi-weekly massages
  • Friday afternoon drinks
  • International transfer opportunities
  • Relocation packages
  • Visa sponsorship

Hiring Process

Apply directly through the application form with a CV in English. If selected for the next round, complete online assessments within 7 days.

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