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You’ll create solutions with nanosecond response times, highly parallelized algorithms, and customized low-level networking that solve business challenges effectively and efficiently. Collaborating closely with our business, you’ll have in-depth insight into a problem before developing the solution.\nOptiver is building with cutting edge AI technology in the most competitive, data rich landscapes in the world: financial markets. Our FPGAengineers use AI to speed up verification, debugging, and technical research, while retaining full ownership of the designs and decisions it supports.\nWhat you’ll do\nYour onboarding\nYou will participate in Optiver’s comprehensive Global Academy and be equipped with the knowledge needed to make an impact the moment you join your team. The comprehensive training covers trading theory and Optiver’s tech stack to hone your skills for your role. In addition, you will be paired with a dedicated mentor who will empower you to take ownership of your work and make a difference.\nYour responsibilities\nAccelerate network infrastructure and trading system components with high-speed hardware designs.\n\nResearch new low-latency techniques and platforms and identify opportunities for integration with our trading system.\n\nCollaborate in a multidisciplinary team of traders, software developers, and infrastructure engineers.\n\nLeverage the best hardware available or build in-house versions to ensure our FPGAs can interface with cutting-edge server hardware. \n\nWhat you’ll get\nYou’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.\nIn addition, you’ll receive:\nA performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool\n\nThe opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries\n\n25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards\n\nTraining opportunities, discounts on health benefits, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses\n\nExtensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, sport and leisure activities, bi-weekly massages and Friday afternoon drinks\n\nTraining and continuous learning opportunities\n\nInternational transfer opportunities for global career growth\n\nCompetitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats\n\nWho you are\nUniversity degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar, with outstanding academic achievements\n\nGraduating between August 2024 and August 2027, with a maximum of 3 years of work experience\n\nAcademic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs\n\nAcademic experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog\n\nAn open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes\n\nA desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities\n\nAble to work closely with other engineers, traders, and business operations\n\nHow to Apply:\nApply directly via the form below for the position of Graduate FPGAEngineer. Please provide us with a CVin English. Unfortunately we cannot accept applications via email for data protection reasons.\nIf your application is selected to proceed to the next round, you will be required to complete online assessments. By submitting your application you are confirming that you will be able to take the assessment within 7 days.\nKindly note that we do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via the contact form\nDiversity statement\nOptiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.\nWe encourage applications from candidates from any and all backgrounds, and we welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process to ensure that you can best demonstrate your abilities. 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