Senior FPGA Engineer (DV Equities)

About the Company

Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago, the

The Opportunity & Scope

We are looking for an exceptional Senior FPGA Engineer to join our semi-systematic equities team. In this role, you will architect and deliver ultra-low-latency FPGA trading systems that drive our competitive edge across global equity and futures exchanges. This position offers the opportunity to lead, innovate, and push the limits of hardware performance in a fast-paced trading environment.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead and mentor a team of FPGA engineers developing next-generation hardware solutions for market making.
• Architect and implement ultra-low-latency trading systems optimized for global equity and futures markets.
• Define and execute the technical vision and roadmap for FPGA-based trading infrastructure.
• Partner closely with quantitative researchers, software developers, and network engineers to deliver integrated, high-performance trading platforms.

System Development

• Design and implement high-throughput FPGA firmware for market data feed handling and order execution.
• Build modular, reusable, and scalable FPGA architectures supporting exchanges such as NYSE, NASDAQ and CBOE.
• Develop robust testing frameworks and automated deployment pipelines to ensure stability and reliability in production.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on FPGA design and development experience, ideally within high-frequency or market-making systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in SystemVerilog targeting Xilinx platforms.
• Deep understanding of networking and low-level protocols (10G Ethernet, multicast, MAC/PCS layers).
• Proven track record in ultra-low-latency hardware design and performance optimization.

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