2027 Internship- Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Virtu Financial · Internships

Where: Austin, TX
Posted: Jul 29

Virtu is an industry-leading financial technology firm that operates both proprietary trading and client-facing businesses in the global financial marketplace. Our cutting edge, proprietary technology is core to everything we do. We trade in over 35 countries, across 235 financial exchanges and over 25% of retail order flow in the US. is serviced by Virtu.

Our team is a dedicated group of traders, quants and developers that are inspired by the unique and exciting challenges we solve every day. Our culture combines the creativity of a fast paced start up, with the stability of a disciplined financial services firm. We are a flat organization and encourage our people to innovate and lean on their teammates for support and collaboration. We have fun, work hard and strive to be virtuous in all we do.

What you'd do

Location: Austin
Dates: 10 week program, starting June 7th, 2027 - August 13th, 2027 (with flexibility if needed)
Training: Ongoing training throughout the summer and a training week held in Austin
Projects: Real problems to solve throughout the program. Interns will work from a list of projects and have several senior mentors throughout the summer program
Perks: Onsite Gym & workout classes, Onsite Barista, weekly happy hours/social events, Breakfast & Lunch, Transportation
Currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
Experience with Hardware Description Languages (SystemVerilog, Verilog)
Comfortable with software programming languages (Python, C++, or similar)
Basic understanding of network protocols
Strong problem solving and communication skills