FPGA Engineer

Oxford Knight; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HFT fund seeks exceptional FPGA engineers to enhance global hardware solutions. Candidates will design FPGA systems, resolve complex challenges in a fast-paced environment and will thrive in an innovative yet stable company culture. The firm's engineers receive extensive support for career growth and impactful contributions.

Benefits

Competitive base salary & bonus

Substantial benefits package

Paid parental leave

Private medical insurance

Group life assurance

Parking/cycle schemes

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ hands-on FPGA development experience.
• In-depth knowledge of high performance FPGA systems.
• 2+ years’ software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build next generation FPGA hardware solutions.
• Collaborate with traders and technologists on technical problems.
• Provide hardware systems for fast networking and real-time acceleration.

Skills

FPGA development

RTL experience

Problem solving

Software development

Linux

Scripting language proficiency

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

SystemVerilog

Verilog

VHDL

Python

Jenkins CI

Github

Job description

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Leading HFT fund looking for exceptional FPGA engineers to join an elite global team to design and build the next generation of hardware solutions.

Collaborating with technologists and traders, you will provide hardware systems in areas such as fast networking, high performance compute and real-time acceleration. You will be expected to solve difficult technical problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a focus on co-designing hybrid hardware/software solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a mix of traditional RTL development and software skills, strong work ethic, and the drive to continually learn and improve.

Unique in their field, this firm combines the lively, positive spirit of a start-up with the stability of a longer-established player. Developers here are highly valued and well-rewarded for hard work, and as a result, are some of the brightest minds from across the trading, tech, academic and start-up industries.

Requirements:

• 3+ years’ proven track record of hands-on FPGA development where you have taken ownership
• In-depth knowledge of building reliable, high performance FPGA hardware systems
• 3+ years of RTL experience (SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL)
• Good understanding of technology trade-offs, with a pragmatic approach to problem solving
• 2+ years’ software development experience
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science (or related)
• Finance experience not required
• Any of the following: Linux, scripting language proficiency (preferably Python), high level synthesis flows, familiarity with Jenkins CI / Github / ctypes / SWIG
• Competitive base salary & bonus
• Enormous opportunity to grow, learn and have a significant business impact
• Contributions are rewarded; career progression supported
• Substantial benefits package, including private medical, paid parental leave, group life assurance & parking/cycle schemes