Campus ASIC Engineer (Intern)

Location: Bristol, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global develops research-driven technology and custom hardware for global financial markets.

What you will do

• Design and develop next-generation ASIC systems for ultra-low-latency trading.
• Work on complex networking, high-performance computing, and real-time acceleration problems.
• Contribute to the full product lifecycle, from architecture and specification through design, testing, and board bring-up.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers in ASICs, FPGAs, semiconductors, networking cards, and hardware research.
• Develop technology supporting machine-learning and other trading algorithms at global scale.

Requirements

• Undergraduate or graduate concentration in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with ASIC, FPGA, or other hardware and systems design and development.
• Experience with RTL, including SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
• Previous internship experience in hardware or low-level software engineering.
• Experience with C, C++, or Python.
• Reliable and predictable availability, plus the ability to solve complex technical problems.

Nice to have

• Experience with lowRISC, RISC-V, CocoTB, Linux kernel or driver programming, or close-to-the-metal CPU and GPU programming.
• Experience with robotics, telecommunications, high-speed networking, Raspberry Pi, or Arduino.
• Knowledge of static timing analysis, place-and-route tools, computer architecture, digital design, design verification, or VLSI design.

Culture & Benefits

• Internships may be extended and can take place during winter, spring, fall, or summer terms.
• International students are encouraged to apply.
• No finance or economics background is required.
• Work alongside a small team focused on technically advanced hardware and trading infrastructure.