Senior FPGA Design Engineer / Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Design Engineer / Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Design and deliver high-performance FPGA systems to reduce latency, increase throughput, and improve robustness for electronic trading platforms. You will work closely with traders and software engineers on greenfield and maintenance projects that support global trading operations.

Experience Level

Senior — requires significant prior FPGA engineering experience. The posting specifies 5+ years of FPGA experience.

Responsibilities

Deliver FPGA-based hardware and verification for low-latency, high-throughput trading systems and support deployment across global operations.

• Design and implement digital logic in SystemVerilog for FPGA targets.
• Develop and maintain automated verification environments and testbenches.
• Work with traders and technologists to translate requirements into hardware architectures optimized for latency, throughput, and reliability.
• Implement HLS or DSP flows where appropriate and integrate IP blocks.
• Manage source control, perform code reviews, and maintain design documentation.
• Troubleshoot, profile, and optimize designs in lab and production environments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during deployment and support phases.

Requirements

Core technical skills and attributes required, plus additional desirable skills.

• Must-have: SystemVerilog experience.
• Must-have: Source control management skills.
• Must-have: 5+ years of FPGA engineering experience.
• Must-have: Experience with automated verification methodologies and testbenches.
• Must-have: HLS or other DSP flow experience for FPGA development.
• Must-have: Strong problem-solving; ability to tackle unfamiliar technical challenges.
• Must-have: Interest in trading and financial systems.

• Nice-to-have: Python, TCL scripting.
• Nice-to-have: Low-latency design experience and ASIC exposure.
• Nice-to-have: Network and packet processing, market data or trading systems experience.
• Nice-to-have: General software development experience.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Maven

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Maven is a leading proprietary trading firm that allocates internal capital across various trading strategies, including discretionary and systematic trading. The company's expertise encompasses traders, engineers, and technology specialists committed to enhancing efficiency as a key liquidity provider in global derivatives markets. With operations in major financial hubs like London and New York, Maven focuses on advanced hardware and proprietary designs to optimize trading operations across multiple exchanges.