Senior FPGA Architect - Low-Latency Trading Systems

DRW; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DRW is seeking an Experienced FPGA Engineer to join one of our trading teams in Amsterdam. You will design FPGA applications, interface with software and trading teams, and drive hardware initiatives from concept through production.

The role requires a strong background in Verilog/SystemVerilog, FPGA design flow, and hands-on lab debugging. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to deliver low-latency, high-throughput solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer/Electrical Engineering with 3+ years in the field.
• Solid Hardware Engineering experience, especially with FPGA.
• Strong RTL design and verification using Verilog; synthesis/Place & Route knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement new FPGA applications (synthesis, place & route, static timing analysis, documentation) from the ground up.
• Research and evaluate a variety of cutting-edge FPGA hardware and technologies.
• Propose creative solutions to overcome FPGA/hardware limitations.
• Liaise directly with software, trading and other design teams.
• Conduct lab debugging and characterization of new hardware.
• Comfortable doing production support and live debugging.
• Researching new techniques, tools and architectures.

Skills

Verilog

RTL design

FPGA design

SystemVerilog

Hardware engineering

FPGA tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx FPGA

Altera FPGA

Job description

DRW is seeking an Experienced FPGA Engineer to join one of our trading teams in Amsterdam. You will design FPGA applications, interface with software and trading teams, and drive hardware initiatives from concept through production.

The role requires a strong background in Verilog/SystemVerilog, FPGA design flow, and hands-on lab debugging. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential to deliver low-latency, high-throughput solutions in a fast-paced environment.