FPGA Engineer - HFT

Job Title

FPGA Engineer - HFT

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA firmware and hardware-level solutions to support low-latency proprietary trading systems. Work within a small engineering team collaborating with trading, software, and infrastructure teams to optimize performance and reliability.

The team focuses on pushing performance to the maximum in a production trading environment and values practical, high-impact engineering.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Years of experience not specified; candidates should have demonstrated FPGA development and low-latency system experience.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Develop, simulate, synthesize, and debug FPGA designs for low-latency trading applications.
• Implement and optimize datapaths, interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet), and timing-critical logic for minimal latency.
• Collaborate with traders and software engineers to integrate FPGA solutions with trading systems.
• Perform timing closure, resource optimization, and hardware bring-up on target platforms.
• Maintain firmware repositories, CI, and test benches; troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Practical FPGA design experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains (e.g., Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus) and timing analysis.
• Expertise in low-latency design techniques and hardware debugging (logic analyzers, JTAG).
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe and Ethernet and relevant protocols.
• Comfortable working in Linux and scripting (e.g., Python, shell) for build and test automation.
• Strong collaboration skills in cross-functional teams; focus on performance and reliability.

Nice-to-have:

• Background in high-frequency trading or market-making systems.
• Experience with C/C++ for hardware-software integration and HLS tools.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: CPS

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