Low-Latency FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Low-Latency FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Belvedere Trading seeks an FPGA developer to design and optimize low-latency FPGA hardware used in options market-making and high-performance trading systems. The role works within a hardware and software engineering team to deliver deterministic, high-throughput data paths and integrate FPGA logic with trading software.

Experience Level

Senior. Years of experience not specified; the role expects proven experience delivering low-latency FPGA designs in production environments.

Responsibilities

The engineer will design, implement, verify, and optimize FPGA logic for low-latency trading systems and collaborate with software teams for integration and deployment.

• Design and implement RTL (FPGA) logic for low-latency data-paths and market connectivity.
• Optimize designs for timing closure, resource use, and deterministic latency.
• Develop and run simulation and verification workflows to validate functionality and performance.
• Integrate FPGA components with C++ trading software and system-level infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve performance issues in test and production environments.
• Document designs, test plans, and performance characteristics; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; nice-to-have items listed where applicable.

• Must-have: Proven FPGA development experience delivering low-latency/high-performance designs.
• Must-have: Proficiency in C++ for host-side integration and performance analysis.
• Must-have: Experience with simulation and verification tools and flows.
• Must-have: RTL design experience (Verilog/VHDL) and familiarity with timing closure and synthesis.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with high-speed interfaces (e.g., Ethernet, PCIe) and HFT/market-making systems.
• Nice-to-have: Linux, scripting, and system-level debugging experience.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Belvedere Trading

Headquarters: Chicago, IL, United States

A Chicago-based proprietary trading firm specializing in market making across commodities, interest rates, ETFs, and equity index options. The firm develops high-performance, low-latency trading systems and proprietary technology to support automated trading and quantitative strategies.