Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Virtu Financial; Dublin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days leave

Family support

Health & wellbeing

Life assurance

Gym subsidy

Travel insurance

Catered lunches

Onsite gym

Job summary

Virtu Financial is building a high-performance hardware team to support its low-latency trading platform. The FPGA/ASIC Engineer will design RTL for new trading applications and own end-to-end delivery from spec to production.

You will help improve the verification pipeline while coordinating hardware deployments in live environments. The ideal candidate has a strong RTL background, 2+ years FPGA/ASIC experience, and familiarity with high-speed interfaces and vendor toolchains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years FPGA/ASIC experience; advanced degree may substitute.
• Strong RTL design and verification skills (SystemVerilog/VHDL, cocotb).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RTL for new low-latency trading applications.
• Own designs end to end, from spec through verification to production deployment.
• Improve the team's build, simulation, and verification infrastructure.
• Coordinate and execute hardware deployments in live production environments.

Skills

RTL design

SystemVerilog/VHDL

Cocotb

FPGA/IC design flows

Xilinx/AMD toolchains

Synopsys

Cadence

High-speed interfaces (PCIe/ETH/AXI)

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx/AMD tools

Synopsys

Cadence

Vivado/ISE

Job description

Virtu is a leading financial firm that leverages cutting edge technology to deliver liquidity to the global markets and innovative, transparent trading solutions to our clients. As a market maker, Virtu provides deep liquidity that helps to create more efficient markets around the world. Our market structure expertise, broad diversification, and execution technology enables us to provide competitive bids and offers in over 19,000 securities, at over 235 venues, in 36 countries worldwide.

THE ROLE

Virtu's Hardware Design team builds the FPGA and ASIC applications at the core of the firm's proprietary low-latency trading platform.

We are looking for an FPGA/ASIC Engineer to join us. The ideal candidate will be a creative and ambitious hardware engineer who is excited to work on our low-latency trading infrastructure. You'll work on challenging problems alongside a small, international team.

In this role you will:

• Design and develop RTL for new low-latency trading applications
• Own designs end to end, from specification through verification to production deployment
• Improve the team's build, simulation, and verification infrastructure
• Coordinate and execute hardware deployments in live production environments

Virtu offers a dynamic, meritocratic environment with a flat hierarchy. No finance background is necessary or expected. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to start a career in the financial technology space.

THE CANDIDATE

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 2+ years of professional FPGA or ASIC experience (an advanced degree may substitute)
• Strong RTL design and verification skills (SystemVerilog/VHDL, cocotb)
• Familiarity with FPGA/IC design flows and vendor toolchains (Xilinx/AMD, Synopsys, Cadence)
• Working knowledge of high-speed interfaces (Ethernet/MAC/PHY, PCIe, AXI)

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Programming in Python, C++, or similar
• Back-end physical design experience
• Understanding of network protocols and packet processing (TCP/UDP, IP multicast, and hardware protocol offloading)

BENEFITS

• Generous Time Off:26 days annual leave, plus additional leave for community service, marriage/civil partnerships, and moving house
• Family Support:Paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity leave
• Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing:Private health, dental, and optical cover, GP access, and a dedicated wellness programme
• Financial Protection:Life assurance, income protection, and a competitive pension scheme
• Active Lifestyle Perks:Gym subsidy/fitness reimbursement and Cycle to Work scheme
• Travel Cover:Personal travel insurance
• Daily Perks:Complimentary catered lunches every day, laundry service, onsite gym, barber and hairdresser service

THE PROCESS

After passing an initial application screening, candidates will complete an online assessment via HackerRank as the first stage of the process. After passing the online test, we will contact you to arrange a phone screen.

Virtu Financial is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace, welcoming you for who you are and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Do you now, or will you in the future, need sponsorship from an employer in order to obtain, extend or renew your authorisation to work in Ireland?