2027 Internship - FPGA Engineer

About the role

Virtu offers a 10-week FPGA Engineer internship in Dublin, focusing on ultra-low latency trading hardware design. Interns work on real projects with senior mentors, gaining hands-on experience in FPGA and ASIC design lifecycle.

Program Details

• Location: Dublin, Ireland (onsite)
• Duration: 10 weeks, from 2027-06-21 to 2027-08-27
• Ongoing training throughout the summer
• Projects involve real trading and quantitative problems
• Mentorship from senior engineers
• Perks include catered lunches, gym, social events, and laundry service

Role Responsibilities

• Work on FPGA and ASIC hardware design for market-making infrastructure
• Engage in full design lifecycle: architecture, RTL, simulation, verification, and hardware bring-up
• Solve engineering challenges in ultra-low latency trading systems
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and mentors
• Deliver tangible hardware running on silicon by internship end
• No prior finance background required

Requirements

• Academic background in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Experience with Hardware Description Languages (SystemVerilog, Verilog)
• Familiarity with FPGA vendor tools like Vivado or Quartus
• Comfortable with programming languages such as Python or C++
• Interest in low latency trading systems using FPGAs and ASICs
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

Application Process

• Initial resume screening
• Online programming test via HackerRank
• Successful candidates contacted for next steps