About the Role
We are looking for a QA Engineer specializing in servers and server components to ensure quality, performance, reliability, and compatibility for purpose of modern server platforms.
In this role, you will work closely with hardware, firmware, system, services, and application teams to validate server architectures and components across the full product lifecycle - from early prototypes to production deployment.

Responsibilities
System & Component Validation
• Qualify complete server system architecture, including compute, memory, storage, networking, and accelerators
• Test and validate interactions between server components: CPU, DRAM, NVMe devices, Network interface cards (NICs), GPUs / accelerators.
• Perform individual component testing to verify performance, stability, and reliability prior to and after system integration
• Execute system-level validation under different configurations, workloads, and use cases
• Evaluate benchmark results against: technical specifications, business and application requirements, historical baselines and previous generations
• Identify performance regressions, instability, and reliability issues under sustained load and stress conditions
• Ensure hardware components and firmware meet business needs, performance goals, and specifications

Firmware, BIOS & BMC Validation
• Test and validate firmware for BMC / BIOS / FPGA
• Validate BMC functionality including IPMI/Redfish, sensors, power, thermal management, and logging
• Perform firmware upgrade, downgrade, and regression testing
• Assess firmware impact on performance, stability, and reliability across different hardware configurations
• Prepare and maintain test cases, checklists, and test reports
• Participate in platform validation for manufacturing and production readiness

Required
• Strong understanding of server system architecture
• In-depth knowledge of server components and their operation:
• Experience with component-level and system-level testing
• Understanding of BIOS/UEFI and BMC fundamentals
• Practical experience with Linux (command line, system tools, logs)
• Scripting skills (e.g. Bash, Python) for test and benchmark automation
• Ability to analyze performance data and identify regressions or anomalies
• Strong debugging, documentation, and communication skills

Nice to Have
• Experience with data center or server-grade hardware platforms
• Familiarity with common bench-marking and stress tools
• Understanding of PCIe topology and system interconnects
• Experience with reliability, power, and thermal testing
• Exposure to production, manufacturing, or fleet-scale validation
• Experience working with early hardware prototypes

At Optiver, we pride ourselves on being real Engineers, not just coders. Our Engineers work closely with Traders to identify the business problems we face and determine how they should be solved. We apply a disciplined and scientific approach to engineer simple, well-architected solutions that meet the dynamic needs of our traders. Our passion is to solve problems which really matter to the business, and we take great pride in the quality of our solutions. 

What you'll do
Hardware Engineers at Optiver build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. They are responsible for owning all aspects of the development process – from ideation to implementation, creating bespoke solutions to our complex trading problems. Their systems have little room for failure which add to the stability of the market, not detract from it. Working in close collaboration with Software Engineers and Traders, Hardware Engineers deeply understand our trading problems and create dynamic, well-architected systems that make an impact in a matter of days and weeks rather than months and years.

Who you are

• Master’s degree in CE, EE, CS, or related technical field
• Experience designing, coding, testing, and verifying FPGAs and/or ASICs
• Experience coding in VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog (C or C++ is a plus)
• Experience with RTL synthesis, writing timing, area, and other relevant constraints
• Experience with digital simulators and self-checking test benches.
• Experience supporting post-silicon bring-up and debugging a plus
• Ability to work closely with software developers to rapidly deliver integrated systems

Who we are
At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

What you'll get
You’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.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure, enabling all of our employees to benefit from our global profit pool.
• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.
• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.
• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.
• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.
• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

How to apply
Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

Please note:

• We do not require any assistance from third-parties including agencies in the recruitment of this role
• We cannot accept applications via email

Diversity statement
Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

When you start your career at Optiver, you’ll own the entire development pipeline, from idea generation to development, testing and monitoring. As we iterate and release new versions of our platform multiple times a week, you’ll never have to wait to see the impact of your work.

Optiver’s FPGA team build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. Our engineers leverage the latest technologies, techniques, and hardware to ensure the fastest and most reliable trading systems that are crucial to Optiver’s success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a Graduate FPGA Engineer, you’ll work in a team of FPGA Hardware and Software Engineers to design and maintain our proprietary trading systems. Your goal is to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems.

From day one, you’ll have a direct impact on the success of our trading strategies by producing highly-reliable FPGA designs that secure the lowest latency possible. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced and respectful engineering environment that focuses on continuous improvement.

During your first months at Optiver, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and the engineering principles that make them successful. No prior financial experience is required, as we’ll also offer you our “Trading for Non-Traders” program, to get you fully up to speed on this fascinating industry. 

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a university degree in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar graduating in or before 2026.

• You have digital academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs

• You have Academic Experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

• Have an open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes

• The desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities

WHO WE ARE:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo, and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

You’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.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via the form below. For answers to some of our most frequently asked questions, refer to our Campus FAQs. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

For applicants based in India, our entry route is via the placement office internship hiring season (July/August).

*We accept one application per role per year. If you have previously applied to this position during this season and have been unsuccessful, you can reapply once the next recruitment season begins in 2026.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

When you start your career at Optiver, you’ll own the entire development pipeline, from idea generation to development, testing and monitoring. As we iterate and release new versions of our platform multiple times a week, you’ll never have to wait to see the impact of your work.

Optiver’s FPGA team build hardware-based trading systems ranging from low latency algorithms to high bandwidth computation. Our engineers leverage the latest technologies, techniques, and hardware to ensure the fastest and most reliable trading systems that are crucial to Optiver’s success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

As a Junior FPGA Engineer, you’ll work in a team of FPGA Hardware and Software Engineers to design and maintain our proprietary trading systems. Your goal is to find the simplest solutions to the most complex problems.

From day one, you’ll have a direct impact on the success of our trading strategies by producing highly-reliable FPGA designs that secure the lowest latency possible. You’ll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced and respectful engineering environment that focuses on continuous improvement.

During your first months at Optiver, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of our trading systems and the engineering principles that make them successful. No prior financial experience is required, as we’ll also offer you our “Trading for Non-Traders” program, to get you fully up to speed on this fascinating industry. 

WHO YOU ARE:

• You have a university degree in Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar

• You have digital academic design experience with FPGAs or ASICs

• You have Academic Experience in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

• Have an open, collaborative, self-critical attitude and willingness to learn from your mistakes

• The desire to understand how the systems you build fit into our trading activities

WHO WE ARE:

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. We tackle the toughest problems, challenge the status quo, and always aim for excellence. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

WHAT YOU'LL GET:

You’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.

In addition, you’ll receive:

• A performance-based bonus structure unmatched anywhere in the industry. We combine our profits across desks, teams and offices into a global profit pool.

• The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries.

• 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards.

• Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses.

• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks.

• Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events.

• Competitive relocation packages and visa sponsorship where necessary for expats.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply directly via the form below. 

For applicants based in India, our entry route is via the placement office internship hiring season (July/August).

*We accept one application per role per year. 

DIVERSITY STATEMENT:

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

Job Title: Hardware Design Engineer

Reports to: Director of Hardware Engineering

Department: Engineering

💼 About the role

We’re seeking an experienced hardware design engineer to expand our cryptographic hardware IP team. You would be joining a mature design team with a proven track record of delivering market leading cryptographic IP, your role would expose you to the latest cryptographic standards and allow you to develop for the latest technologies.

We hope that you have at least 5 years of experience working on hardware design of complex IPs targeted at deployment on latest generation FPGAs, preferably with some experience working with cryptographic and security IPs.

 We have been established since 2018, so you would be directly working with the founders and inventors of this deep tech startup. The technology is already a couple of years in the making, its feasibility having been established, funding secured, and it has a clear path to market. This is a great opportunity for career progression and to get a head start in a rapidly expanding segment of the technology industry.

⚒️ What you’ll be doing

• Design and implementation of hardware IP blocks and subsystems.
• Tailoring implementations to FPGAs
• Working with verification engineers to create verification and test plans.
• Creation of reliable, reusable and excellently structured hardware design flows.
• Providing feedback to architects on feasibility of implementation and specification quality.
• Ensuring clean lint and implementation reports for IP blocks and subsystems.

🎯 Required Skills And Qualifications

• A commitment to high quality engineering in all areas of their work, including advocating for the best long-term solutions over the easiest or quickest.
• Optimising designs for both area and performance in FPGA technologies.  
• Experience building hardware IP blocks from scratch, and owning the process from initial specification through to customer delivery.
• Confidence bringing up a design using a basic “designers testbench”.
• Experience with standard commercial EDA Design tooling flows.
• Knowledge of common bus protocols (e.g. AMBA AXI4, AHB).
• Experience building and simulating hardware/software co-designs.
• Confidence in debugging RTL simulations issues.
• Degree or equivalent in Electronics/Computer Science or other related discipline.

🖥️ Specific Technologies You Are Confident Using

• FPGA and emulation experience. We use Xilinx FPGAs extensively for prototyping and hardware/firmware co-development.
• Logical IP design using SystemVerilog.
• Version control using Git.
• Writing System and subsystem level tests in C, using CMake as a build system.
• Confidence using tools like Bash, TCL, CMake and Makefiles safely and sensibly.

👍 Preferred Skills And Qualifications

• Python scripting for flows and automation 
• Experience debugging gate level simulations.
• Knowledge of Industry standard SoC Security Architectures
• Knowledge of tamper resistance and/or power side-channel security countermeasures.
• Experience using Gitlab CI, or otherwise principles of continuous integration and testing.

🏆 Some of the perks of working with us:

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development.
• A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do.
• Competitive salary and share option scheme.
• Flexible and hybrid working, and a working from home budget.
• Private health insurance for yourself and your family.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and two wellness weeks).
• 50% gym membership discount.
• The chance to work with a spirited, smart, and friendly team!

Interested? Apply today to be part of the future of secure hardware! 🚀