Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Join a trading firm building FPGA-based systems for ultra-low-latency, high-frequency trading. The role focuses on hands-on design, optimization, and production support of FPGA hardware that implements trading logic, market-data processing, and high-performance network interfaces.

You will collaborate with software engineers, quantitative researchers, and traders to convert trading strategies into reliable, low-latency hardware implementations where timing and resource efficiency are critical.

Experience Level

Senior — the title indicates a senior-level role. The posting does not specify exact years of experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include designing and delivering FPGA-based components for low-latency trading platforms.

• Design, develop, and optimize FPGA solutions for low-latency trading systems.
• Implement high-performance data paths, network interfaces, and market-data processing pipelines.
• Collaborate with software engineers and quantitative researchers to translate trading strategies into hardware.
• Optimize timing, throughput, and resource utilization across FPGA platforms.
• Participate in architecture decisions and contribute to system-level design.
• Debug and troubleshoot hardware and firmware issues in production environments.
• Keep current with FPGA tools, techniques, and industry trends.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to perform the role.

• Strong FPGA development experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Proven experience in low-latency or high-performance systems.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
• Solid understanding of digital design, timing analysis, and hardware architecture.
• Familiarity with networking protocols (Ethernet, TCP/UDP) and high-speed interfaces.
• Experience with hardware debugging tools (logic analyzers, simulation frameworks).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice-to-have / desirable:

• Experience in financial markets or high-frequency trading.
• Knowledge of C/C++ for performance-critical systems.
• Experience with PCIe, memory controllers, or high-speed serial interfaces.
• Exposure to algorithmic trading systems or market data feeds.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Radley James

A specialist recruitment firm that places technology, engineering, and trading professionals with clients across financial services and related industries, focusing on roles in low-latency trading, quant technology, and software engineering.