FPGA Developer – London

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial firm specializing in high-frequency trading is seeking an experienced FPGA Developer to join their innovative team in London. The successful candidate will work in a fast-paced environment, developing testing protocols and integrating firmware into cutting-edge hardware solutions while contributing to a collaborative work culture that values every employee's input.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Fully equipped cafeteria

Paid gym memberships

Office games rooms

Monthly social events

Annual offsite

Health & wellness programs

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of industry experience in hardware development.
• Hands-on digital design and FPGA architecture experience required.
• Experience with self-checking testbenches and large FPGAs.

Responsibilities

• Developing test harnesses to verify firmware.
• Integrating firmware on target hardware with other components.

Skills

Problem Solving

Debugging

Education

BSc in Electronics/Engineering

Tools

Verilog/System Verilog

VHDL

Vivado

Questasim

Linux

Job description

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Founded by experienced quantitative trades, this is one of the largest firms by trading volume on Indian exchanges with a significant market share on several large global exchanges. They’re looking for talented FPGA developers with a full-stack background to help them architect and build out a hardware platform for low-latency trading.

In this role the workload is varied, with responsibilities that include:

• developing test harnesses to verify developed items using self-checking test benches, BFMs, etc.
• integrating the developed firmware on the target hardware with other system components and software

The production environment is fast moving with a short feedback loop. If you’re smart, ambitious, hardworking and do your best work in a meritocratic environment, apply for this role now!

Requirements

• Must have at least 3 years of industry experience in hardware development
• Hands-on digital design and FPGA architecture experience is required
• Experience of writing RTL in Verilog/System Verilog or VHDL
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• BSc in Electronics/Engineering-related subject, or equivalent experience
• Experience of one of more of the following: self-checking testbenches, BFMs; developing on large Altera and Xilinx FPGAs; scripting; knowledge of Vivado and Questasim; Linux-based environments

What They Offer

• Generous perks, including medical insurance, fully equipped cafeteria, paid gym memberships, office games rooms, monthly social events, and an annual offsite
• Truly flat organisational structure, where all employees’ ideas are welcomed & valued
• Casual, personal and friendly working environment plus health & wellness programs