Hardware Engineer (FPGA)
Virtu FinancialJob Title
Hardware Engineer (FPGA)
Role Summary
Work on FPGA and ASIC applications that are central to a low-latency trading platform. Join the Hardware Design team to design, verify, and deploy production hardware used in live trading environments.
The role involves hands-on RTL development, verification, and coordinating hardware rollouts with operations and engineering teams.
Experience Level
Entry-level / Early Career — typically 2+ years professional FPGA or ASIC experience. An advanced degree may substitute for part of the required professional experience.
Responsibilities
Deliver production-grade hardware designs and support their deployment and verification.
- Design and develop RTL for low-latency trading applications.
- Take ownership of designs end-to-end: specification, implementation, verification, and production deployment.
- Improve and maintain build, simulation, and verification infrastructure.
- Coordinate and execute hardware deployments in live production environments.
- Collaborate with software, systems, and operations teams to integrate and validate hardware components.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- 2+ years professional FPGA or ASIC engineering experience (practical experience requirement retained here; degree information is in Education Requirements).
- Strong RTL design and verification skills (SystemVerilog or VHDL; experience with cocotb or similar testbench frameworks).
- Familiarity with FPGA/IC design flows and vendor toolchains (examples: Xilinx/AMD toolchains, Synopsys, Cadence).
- Working knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as Ethernet (MAC/PHY), PCIe, and AXI.
Nice-to-have / preferred skills.
- Programming experience in Python, C++, or similar languages for tooling and test automation.
- Back-end physical design experience.
- Understanding of network protocols and packet processing (TCP/UDP, IP multicast) and hardware protocol offloading.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is expected. An advanced degree may substitute for some professional FPGA/ASIC experience. No specific certifications are required; equivalent practical experience may be considered.
About the Company
Company: Virtu Financial
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Virtu Financial is a global financial technology firm and market maker that operates proprietary trading and client-facing businesses using low-latency, proprietary technology across numerous countries and exchanges.
