Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

FPGA Engineer – Electronic Trading | London or New York

I’m working with a high-performance electronic trading firm looking to hire an FPGA Engineer into its technology team in London or New York .

This is a highly hands-on role working at the intersection of FPGA hardware, low-latency technology and systematic trading . You’ll work directly with software engineers and traders to design, build and deploy FPGA solutions across the firm's trading businesses.

There is significant ownership available as the team grows, with the opportunity to become a key stakeholder across major FPGA applications and trading areas.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building FPGA applications from the ground up
• Working across RTL design, synthesis, place & route and static timing analysis
• Developing high-performance FPGA solutions for electronic trading
• Working with high-speed networking and protocols
• Building robust testing and verification infrastructure
• Working closely with C++/software engineers to integrate FPGA applications
• Optimising hardware/software interfaces
• Working directly with traders and technologists on performance and latency challenges

What we're looking for

• 5+ years of professional FPGA engineering experience
• Strong VHDL experience
• Strong Python skills
• Experience with high-speed design/protocols
• Strong knowledge in at least one of networking, computer architecture or verification
• Experience across the full FPGA development lifecycle
• Comfortable working within a Linux environment
• C/C++ knowledge
• Strong coding and hardware design practices

Location: London or New York – full-time onsite

Compensation: Competitive base + discretionary performance bonus