FPGA Intern

DRW•Chicago, IL

3d•$225,000•Onsite

About The Position

As an FPGA Intern, you will build advanced trading applications leveraging cutting-edge technology. DRW enables our FPGA Interns to develop a real-world trading centric FPGA application under the guidance of senior technologists with the goal of deployment during your ten weeks. While your days will have you immersed in complex projects directly driving DRW’s progress, your evenings will be spent exploring the city with organized social events to truly discover what it is like to live and work in Chicago.

Requirements

Pursuing a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine Learning, or any related science discipline and have an expected graduation date between December 2027 and June 2028
Exposure to the FPGA development flow
Strong understanding of data structures, and algorithms
An eagerness to learn and apply what you have learned, and to know the impact of your code
Strong problem-solving and analytical reasoning skills
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Excellent development skills in System Verilog, Verilog or VHDL and have a working knowledge of C++ or Python and a deep curiosity to learn and absorb new technologies quickly

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy proprietary FPGA solutions. Examples include creating Decoders to receive raw packet data from various exchanges and translate it into a more accessible form
Modules which take decoded data and trigger events for specific instruments traded on that exchange
Novel FPGA architectures to expand our data processing capabilities
Identify innovative solutions to complex problems and advocate for their implementation to your team by communicating your ideas in a clear and concise manner
Conduct robust research using all available resources to determine the best solution
Collaborate with software developers, quantitative traders, and researchers as well as business analysts in cross-functional team environments