FPGA Developer Internship – 2026-27

At Optiver, FPGAs play a critical role in executing successful trades. With no external clients, we operate in a fast feedback, quick release environment.  

As a FPGA Developer Intern at Optiver, you’ll work alongside experienced hardware engineers to ensure we have the fastest and most reliable trading systems in the industry. You’ll constantly be innovating with new technology in the hardware space, ensuring our latency is optimised to nanoseconds. 

By the end of the 10-week internship, you’ll have deepened your understanding of how technology is used in the quantitative trading industry. Plus, if you’ve excelled over the summer, you’ll receive an offer to return as a Graduate FPGA Developer. 

What you’ll do 

Led by our in-house education team that consists of former traders and engineers, you’ll delve into advanced engineering concepts and lead innovative projects. In just a few weeks, you’ll develop latency-critical applications that...