Jane Street
Hardware Engineer (FPGA/ASIC)
About this role
Jane Street seeks a hardware engineering intern to work on FPGA and ASIC design projects using Hardcaml, an OCaml-based RTL library. You'll collaborate with experienced mentors on real production hardware problems, learning how programming language technology can improve hardware design, testing, and validation across their full tech stack.
What you'll do
- Design and develop hardware applications from concept through working implementation using Hardcaml and OCaml
- Write RTL code and comprehensive testing/integration logic for FPGA or ASIC platforms
- Collaborate with full-time mentors on real-world hardware projects that drive actual business needs
- Gain exposure to Jane Street's hardware development environment and foundational internal tools
- Build proficiency with FPGA/ASIC vendor tools and workflows
- Explore hardware applications in networking contexts
What they're looking for
- Software programming (any language)
- Hardware Description Language (Verilog, VHDL, Chisel, Pymtl, or similar)
- FPGA tools (Vivado or Quartus)
- ASIC tools (Genus or Innovus)
- OCaml or functional programming (willingness to learn)
- Hardware testing and verification
- RTL design and simulation
- Problem-solving and learning ability
Benefits
- Mentorship from experienced full-time hardware engineers
- Hands-on exposure to production-level FPGA and ASIC design
- Deep dive into Hardcaml and Jane Street's internal hardware tech stack
- Work on meaningful projects with real business impact
- Comprehensive understanding of hardware design workflows
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Jane Street
Jane Street builds high-performance trading systems and critical infrastructure using primarily OCaml and Python to support distributed trading operations. The company is hiring software engineers, network engineers, and operations engineers at both intern and full-time levels to work on real production projects including trading systems, infrastructure optimization, routing protocols, and internal tooling.
- Website
- janestreet.com
Likely interview questions
- Walk us through a hardware project you've built—what challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
- Describe your experience with [FPGA/ASIC] vendor tools and what you learned from using them.